Artist Isoi shows trompe l'oeil tableau, letter box

Artist Isoi shows trompe l'oeil tableau, letter box

Masami Isoi, an 89-year-old lacquer artist designated as a living national treasure, shows off a tableau and a letter box, both of which contain trompe l'oeil elements, in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, on July 3, 2015. Isoi, who belonged to the "tokkotai" special attack corps in the closing days of World War II, said the government back then deceived the people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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