Letter box with trompe l'oeil element suggests tragedy of war

Letter box with trompe l'oeil element suggests tragedy of war

A letter box with trompe l'oeil images created by Japanese lacquer artist Masami Isoi, a living national treasure, is displayed in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, on July 3, 2015. Isoi, a former World War II suicide attack-unit soldier, expresses his antiwar sentiments through his art. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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