Captives

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Title

Captives

Subject

捕虜 (Horyo)

Description

Sketches of Australian Prisoners-of-War by Miyamoto Saburo when he visited Singapore during World War 2. Even though Miyamoto is aware that these Westerners are Japan's enemies, he still admired the physical characteristics of these caucasian men. He proudly highlights the muscular upper torso and robust physiques of these men, even though they are prisoners

Creator

宮本三郎 (Miyamoto Saburō)

Format

43.5 x 27.8 cm

Type

Pencil, crayon, and watercolors on paper

Files

Miyamoto, Captives,1942 .png

Citation

宮本三郎 (Miyamoto Saburō), “Captives,” Japanese Art in the 20th century - Empire, War, Occupation, accessed May 23, 2026, https://www.empire-war-occupation-20thcent-japaneseart.artinterp.org/items/show/72.