NAHA, Okinawa Pref. (Kyodo) A museum run by Okinawa Prefecture has barred a series of collages featuring photos of the late Emperor Hirohito from its ongoing exhibition for "educational" reasons.
The work barred from the Okinawa Prefectural Art Museum is a 14-piece collage series crafted by 60-year-old artist Nobuyuki Oura when he was in his 30s.
Each features a cutout photograph of the Emperor, posthumously known as Emperor Showa, along with such images as mushroom clouds, naked women and an anatomical chart of human bodies.