A Picture to be Burnt
Dublin Core
Title
A Picture to be Burnt
Subject
焼かれるべき絵 (Yakareru beki e)
Description
A portrait of Emperor Hirohito with his face erased is placed in the middle of a Japanese national flag and is crossed over with a bold red diagonal lines from each corner of the flag.
Creator
嶋田美子 (Shimada Yoshiko)
Publisher
1993
Date
Heisei 5 (1993)
Format
70.3 x 52.4 cm
Type
Etching
Citation
嶋田美子 (Shimada Yoshiko), “A Picture to be Burnt,” Japanese Art in the 20th century - Empire, War, Occupation, accessed May 23, 2026, https://empire-war-occupation-20thcent-japaneseart.artinterp.org/items/show/38.