Japanese goshuinchō with stamps commemorating the Fall of Singapore

Title
Japanese goshuinchō with stamps commemorating the Fall of Singapore
Year/Period
c 1942-1946
Region
Japan
Object Type
booklets, commemoratives
Material
paper (fiber product), ink, cloth
Technique
bookbinding (process), stamping (marking), printing (process)
Dimension
Gross measurement: 16.0 x 17.6 cm when opened,
Object size: (Closed) 16.0 x 8.8 cm,
Object size: (Opened) 16.0 x 17.6 cm
Accession No.
2022-00456
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore
Credit Line
Gift of Lim Shaobin

This goshuinchō (Japanese for book of seals) contains two stamps that were specially produced to commemorate the Fall of Singapore. The stamps depict General Nogi Maresuke and Marshal-Admiral Togo Heihachiro, and each features two lines of vertical text that read 'The Fall' and 'Singapore'. The goshuin (seals) around the stamps were obtained from temples and shrines.

 

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