Nanjing Red Swastika Society Physician Second Sino-Japanese War – Custom Printed Brick Block Figure

English Title & Specific Name

Figure Title: Nanjing Red Swastika Society Physician Second Sino-Japanese War

Historical Era: Second Sino-Japanese War / 1937–1945; Nanjing relief context, 1937–1938

Faction / Military Branch: China / civilian medical relief; Red Swastika Society theme

Detailed Character Identification, Description, and Historical Background

Character Identification

This custom printed brick block figure represents an unnamed physician in a Nanjing Red Swastika Society relief setting. Its off-white cap and buttoned jacket, angled printed strap and light front bag distinguish the medical-role design from the companion duty officer. The figure presents a general civilian medical role within the collection.

Detailed Character Description

• Headgear & Face: A broad off-white cap sits above dark eyebrows, dark eyes and a slight smiling mouth. Fine cheek lines give the face an individual expression.
• Torso & Uniform: The off-white jacket has dark collar, button, seam and pocket outlines. Small red collar designs, a blue circular chest motif and a compact rectangular chest print create layered detail.
• Printed Bag & Strap: A narrow diagonal strap connects to a light bag-shaped print at the waist. Red swastika and small dark details appear on the bag; it is part of the torso printing, not a loose medical kit.
• Rear Printing: The collection rear image shows the two off-white designs with diagonal straps and a light bag-shaped back print carrying a red swastika.
• Legs & Footwear: Gray trousers carry dark pocket and crease lines above black shoes with pale weathered-looking edge accents.
• Pictured Headgear: The off-white cap pictured on the front-view figure is included with the full figure. No separate medical instruments are shown.

Historical / Thematic Background

The physician theme places medical care within the civilian emergency in Nanjing during 1937–1938. War and displacement left people needing treatment as well as food and shelter. This figure represents an unnamed medical role in that setting, with an off-white uniform and printed bag making its appearance distinct from the black-clad care workers.

An April 1938 relief report describes treatment of serious cases from refugee camps in cooperation with the University Hospital and the International Red Cross Committee. It also records vaccination and inoculation work. These activities show how emergency treatment and efforts to prevent disease formed complementary parts of the wider response.

The Red Swastika Society was among the Chinese organizations cooperating in Nanjing relief. Its red swastika expressed the Society's charitable tradition. Here, that emblem appears alongside the physician's printed strap and bag, connecting the miniature's medical identity with the broader humanitarian theme.

In a brick display, the physician can introduce the relationship between medical staff, care workers and people seeking help. The slightly smiling face offers a calm visual contrast to the more weathered expressions of the black-clad figures. A treatment room, relief station or civilian aid scene can use that contrast to emphasize care and cooperation, without identifying the miniature as a specific documented doctor or assigning it an invented biography.