Attack on Nanyuan, Beijing
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Title
Attack on Nanyuan, Beijing
Subject
南苑攻撃図 (Nan-en Kōgeki-zu)
Description
A painting by Miyamoto depicting the Japanese attack on Beijing during World War 2. The pose of the soldier raising his rifle and flag is modeled after Lady Liberty in Eugene Delacroix's 1830 painting "Liberty Leading the People", demonstrating how Miyamoto adapted body languages from Western art to celebrate Imperial Japan's glory
Creator
宮本三郎 (Miyamoto Saburō)
Date
Shōwa 16 (1941)
Format
176.7 x 255 cm
Type
Oil on Canvas
Files
Collection
Citation
宮本三郎 (Miyamoto Saburō), “Attack on Nanyuan, Beijing,” Japanese Art in the 20th century - Empire, War, Occupation, accessed May 23, 2026, https://www.empire-war-occupation-20thcent-japaneseart.artinterp.org/items/show/71.