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Part of the "祖国への旅" series (Journey to Native Country), which depicts the journey of Japanese returning to their country after World War 2

Part of the "祖国への旅" series (Journey to Native Country), which depicts the journey of Japanese returning to their country after World War 2

A surrealist painting that depicts the artist's sentiment towards the defeat of Japan following the second world war. In the foreground, we see a heap of human bodies stacked up in a rough pyramid shape in front of a barren desolate landscape.…

Part of the "祖国への旅" series (Journey to Native Country), which depicts the journey of Japanese returning to their country after World War 2

Here Nakamura depicted the protest against the expansion of the US military base in Tachikawa. The most violent incident during the protest is remembered as Sunagawa Struggle on May 4, 1955, which is the subject of this painting.

A painting showing two women clad in kimono enjoying
a cool evening by the lakeside. Back then, paintings showing Japanese women in kimono were popular and touted as an exemplar of Japanese feminine beauty.