WWII Imperial Japanese Navy Hall Mural History Book 1941 War Art Propaganda RARE

  
This is an extremely rare 1941 publication titled Kaigunkan Dahekigashi - The Great Mural History of the Navy Hall. It was published under the supervision of the Imperial Japanese Navy just months before the Pearl Harbor attack. The book documents the massive murals painted inside the Kaigunkan (Navy Pavilion), a state-sponsored exhibition hall that glorified Japan's naval legacy. It was not a general textbook but a visual monument of national ideology, created for exhibition purposes. Approved by the Navy Ministry and printed by the East Asia Development Society, it reflects Japan's wartime mindset and naval pride. Rarely surviving due to its exhibition-only nature and limited issue, this book is a powerful relic of Imperial Japan's naval propaganda and wartime culture. Own a Piece of History.