I’ve just returned from two weeks touring the art and temples of Japan’s Inland Sea. We visited Osaka, Okayama, Takamatsu, Shikoku and the incredible “Art Island” of Naoshima, where the Chichu Museum ...
Gen. Douglas MacArthur had no idea what he was giving birth to in 1945, when he set up headquarters in Tokyo after World War II and was entrusted with governing the defeated nation. His mission: to ...
Q — I recently found a pair of figural lamps in my basement. One consists of a peasant girl and the other a peasant boy. The girl appears to be dancing, the boy is playing a horn. The bottom of each ...
Q: I am enclosing a drawing of small porcelain horse that I have. It was made in occupied Japan, and I think it is probably worth a great deal of money. — Dorothy, Pahokee, Fla. A: I found a figurine ...
When Japan surrendered to the Allied Powers on Aug. 14, 1945, it became an occupied country until April 28, 1952. Even though the occupation was to have been a joint effort of the Allies it was the ...
Q — I have a clock that measures 8 inches wide and 19 inches high. It is made of wood, possibly oak. Under the ‘6’ on the face are the words ‘Meiji’ and “Made in Occupied Japan.” The clock does work.
DEAR HELAINE AND JOE: Could you please tell me about this teapot? It is brown with floral decoration and is marked with "MG" surrounded by "Made in Occupied Japan" in a circle. Thank you. - S. L., ...