After the war, a 20-meter-wide oil painting by a Chinese painter depicting the appearance of Japanese people withdrawing from former Manchuria, now northeastern China, will be exhibited in Kita-ku, Tokyo from the 12th.
What will be exhibited is a huge 3-meter-high and 20-meter-wide oil painting “1946” by Chinese historical painter Wang Xiqi.
This work depicts Japanese people queuing in long lines at a port in Liaoning Province, China, to board a ship to be repatriated to Japan. It depicts children holding ashes and mothers holding their babies with exhausted expressions. I'm here.
At the ceremony held in Kita Ward, Tokyo, singer Tokiko Kato, who had returned to Japan with her family when she was 2 years and 8 months old, attended the ceremony and said, My eyes were glued to it because it looked so much like me.I want to continue my activities as a singer with this painting so that people can join hands across all borders."
In a video message, the artist, Wang, said, "I hope that the hope for international peace entrusted to '1946' and the power of art will be conveyed to those who see the painting." .
This work will be on display at the Kitatopia exhibition hall in Kita-ku, Tokyo from the 12th to the 15th of this month.