The Wages of Guilt: Memories of War in Germany and Japan by Ian Buruma 1994 Ukiyoe The foot carries a blue

The foot carries a blue rock or wave motif

The complexity of the interior organization in this example — seven compartments including a separately lockable inner safe — and the extent of the ironwork coverage indicate a chest made for a merchant of some standing

not applied glaze

introducing a subtle iridescent accent within the otherwise gold decoration

laughing monk has made him synonymous with the "Laughing Buddha" in the West

The Wages of Guilt: Memories of War in Germany and Japan by Ian Buruma 1994 Ukiyoe The foot carries a blueA landmark work of comparative cultural history examining how Germany and Japan have each attempted to reckon with the conduct and legacy of World War II. Buruma travels through both countries visiting Auschwitz, Berlin, Hiroshima, and Tokyo and speaks with scholars, politicians, survivors, artists, and activists whose divergent confrontations with guilt, denial, and memory form the book's core. He contrasts the former East and West German approaches