Art history has struggled to address a contradictory artistic output that engaged with Japan’s modernization and occupation, a new book argues. Kitaoka Fumio, "Going through a Village (Buraku otōru)" ...
Kitaoka Fumio, "Going through a Village (Buraku otōru)" (1947), woodcut (all photos courtesy University of Chicago Press) The period between 1945 and 1952 was an odd one in Japan’s history. The ...