British Embassy buildings, Tokyo Accession Number: ART22809

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Showing the buildings of the British Embassy, Tokyo, completely intact, while every building around has been completely destroyed. At the time of the occupation the buildings were in such good order that occupation was possible immediately, with Japanese gardeners and others in attendance.

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Accession Number
ART22809
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: watercolour on paper
Measurement
Overall: 31.1 cm x 49.5 cm
Medium
watercolour on paper
Date Made
1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under the official war art scheme 1945
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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