Outside the main gate of the imperial palace, Tokyo, Japan

1 unsigned watercolor ; American sentry and bowing Japanese soldier. 1 unsigned watercolor ; American sentry and bowing Japanese soldier. Ink note on verso: 'Outside the main gate of the imperial palace, Tokyo, Japan. No one uses this gate but the Emperor. All people passing him bow. This depicts a defeated returned Jap officer paying his respects. Painted Dec. 3, 1945.' Gift of Gail Caddell, 2015. Caddell trained in a topographical unit at Mitchell Field, Long Island, NY. He served with the Army Air Corps in New Guinea, the Philippines and Japan from 1944 until 1946. Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection, Brown University Library Digital object made available by: Brown University Library, John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts, Box A, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, U.S.A., (http://library.brown.edu/)
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