Capturing a View
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Title
Capturing a View
Subject
取景
Description
This painting was completed one year after Japan has started its full-scale invasion against China. Despite the innocuous looking image of a girl with a camera, the painting has subtle nationalistic messages. The camera conveys a message about Japan's modernity and a colonizer's gaze.
Creator
林之助 (Lin Chih-Chu)
Date
Shōwa 13 (1938)
Format
91.0 x 72.7 cm
Type
Pigment on Paper
Files
Collection
Citation
林之助 (Lin Chih-Chu), “Capturing a View,” Japanese Art in the 20th century - Empire, War, Occupation, accessed May 23, 2026, https://www.empire-war-occupation-20thcent-japaneseart.artinterp.org/items/show/48.