A typical Japanese peasant

Original pen and ink and watercolor bust portrait, signed by Murphy, of a Japanese peasant. Label on the back says: Under the agrarian reform program, he will stand a better chance to make a good living. See also: Japanese peasant. Original pen and ink and watercolor bust portrait, signed by Murphy, of a Japanese peasant. Label on the back says: Under the agrarian reform program, he will stand a better chance to make a good living. See also: Japanese peasant. Murphy joined the New York 7th Regiment in 1940 and trained at Camp Stewart, Georgia. He sailed to Australia in 1943 and served on General MacArthur's staff. Later he went to New Guinea and the Philippines before moving on to Japan following the surrender.