Japanese painting : Stoker R Pearce, HMS Loch Katrine

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Accession Number REL32572
Collection type Heraldry
Object type Heraldry
Physical description Wood; Paint; Shell; Photographic paper; Glass
Maker Unknown
Place made Japan
Date made c 1941-1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Description

Japanese painting in a dark bamboo frame. The painting depicts a river scene with huts along the bank and sailing boats on the water. Pasted onto the bank in the foreground are photographs of four Japanese women in traditional dress. The huts and parts of the bank have been inlaid with shell in shades of white, pink and blue.

History / Summary

According to Stoker Robert Pearce of the Royal Navy, this painting was taken by an Australian soldier from a Japanese office in Changi prison camp after the end of the war. The Australian gave the painting to Pearce who was a crewmember of HMS Loch Katrine, the ship transporting this group of prisoners home to Australia.