100 Million Shatter "Ichioku Gyokusai" Calligraphy Posters and Art Prints

一億玉砕 “Ichioku Gyokusai” literally meaning “100 million shattered jewels”, Gyokusai (shattered jewels) have the meaning of “honarable death”. In World War II, the Japanese Government used the term “Gyokusai” to glorify the complete annihilation of the army in a battle, in order to maintain the moral of Japanese people. “Ichioku Gyokusai” is the last protocol of the Japanese Government during World War II, announced by the end of 1944 when the defeat of Japan is only the matter of time, it implies the will of sacrificing the entire Japanese population of 100 million, if necessary, for the purpose of resisting opposition forces.