A House of Comfort
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Title
A House of Comfort
Subject
A House of Comfort (Original title)
Description
The image consists of photos of a military brothel, prostitutes, and a person in underwear tinted with red. The artist raises the awareness to the tabooed issue of Japanese history to question the system of exploitation.
Creator
嶋田美子 (Shimada Yoshiko)
Date
Heisei 5 (1993)
Format
60 x 45 cm
Type
Etching
Files
Citation
嶋田美子 (Shimada Yoshiko), “A House of Comfort,” Japanese Art in the 20th century - Empire, War, Occupation, accessed May 23, 2026, https://empire-war-occupation-20thcent-japaneseart.artinterp.org/items/show/44.