{"product_id":"kenkoku-ju-shunen-keishuku-shashin-taikan-grand-photographic-record-x4hdak3j","title":"Kenkoku ju-shunen keishuku shashin taikan. [Grand Photographic Record Celebrating the Tenth Anniversary since the founding of the State].","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe album provides an overview of the official celebrations of the 10th-anniversary of the founding of Manchoukuo held over five days in September 1942. The highly choreographed event was meant to cement the polity of *“*Japan and Manchukuo - one virtue, one heart“ (\u003cem\u003eNiman Ittoku Isshin\u003c\/em\u003e) giving the illusion of an invincible empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpening with a portrait of the ‘puppet’ Emperor Puyi, the album provides a meticulous account of the speeches, parades, ceremonies incl. foreign dignitaries from Italy and Germany, reviewing of troops etc. Prince Takamatsu was sent to represent the Japanese Imperial family. It also includes a performance of a special song composed for the occasion, a large sporting event (\u003cem\u003eToa kyogi taikai\u003c\/em\u003e), exhibitions, a Shinto ceremony, and a mass event for military attaches and foreign dignitaries held inside a stadium: Each participant was given a commemorative present that included a booklet, food, a bottle of sake, and a drinking cup. The text is largely formed of a number of edicts issued by Puyi, including the “Edict on the Tenth Anniversary of the Founding of Manchukuo”, a new national anthem for Manchuria, as well as the elevation of Shinto to a state religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis album was compiled under the auspices of Zhang Jinghui (1872-1959), Prime Minister of Manchuria from 1935 to 1945 and the Manchuria Information Agency (\u003cem\u003eManshu Jijo Annaijo\u003c\/em\u003e). It is a high quality production which was not for sale and was distributed amongst high-ranking government officials, military attaches, and foreign diplomats who attended the state ceremonies in the capital.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRare. Only two copies in OCLC (Havard, Berkeley).\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Maggs Bros.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48833685455005,"sku":"263619","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/0045\/9677\/files\/263619_01.jpg?v=1787573981","url":"https:\/\/store.maggs.com\/products\/kenkoku-ju-shunen-keishuku-shashin-taikan-grand-photographic-record-x4hdak3j","provider":"Maggs Bros.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}