Expo for the Holy War in China
Japanese poster promoting the war effort for the Second Sino-Japanese War. An army-issue katana is raised triumphantly above the backdrop of the Great Wall of China flying a Japanese flag. The imagery signifies Japanese primacy over China while also extolling Japan’s martial heritage. Following the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931, easterly portions of the Great Wall were indeed controlled by the occupying Japanese forces up until their surrender in 1945. One of many posters designed to mobilize Japan’s population for total war.
Text reads (from right to left, top to bottom): Sponsored by the Army and Navy Ministries, organized by the Osaka Asahi News Company, China Incident Holy War Expo to be held from April 1st to May 30th at the Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium and grounds.
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Japanese poster promoting the war effort for the Second Sino-Japanese War. An army-issue katana is raised triumphantly above the backdrop of the Great Wall of China flying a Japanese flag. The imagery signifies Japanese primacy over China while also extolling Japan’s martial heritage. Following the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931, easterly portions of the Great Wall were indeed controlled by the occupying Japanese forces up until their surrender in 1945. One of many posters designed to mobilize Japan’s population for total war.
Text reads (from right to left, top to bottom): Sponsored by the Army and Navy Ministries, organized by the Osaka Asahi News Company, China Incident Holy War Expo to be held from April 1st to May 30th at the Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium and grounds.
