Item: ONJR25FECA020
Original Japanese WWII Enormous Pilot’s Hand Painted Silk Good Luck Flag with Lots of Writing - “All the Way to New York” - 39 x 55”
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Original Item. One-of-a-Kind. This is one of the most tremendous Good Luck flags we’ve ever seen! This hand painted cloth flag is marked with battle quotes such as "Banzai", and "Good Luck for Bravery". Other quotes such as “My Heart is Suddenly in the sky”, and “Battlefield of the sky” leads us to believe this was a pilot’s flag! The writing that stands out the most is near the top, reading “一路 New York”. This translates to “All the Way to New York”, with New York written in English. This is the first time we’ve seen anything so specific as this on a Good Luck flag.The flag is mostly covered in well wishes, without many names we could find. There are quotes such as “Tachibana Spirit”, “Devotion to One’s Country”, “Enemy US & UK”,and “My Heart is Suddenly in the sky”. These along with the New York quote prove that this flag belonged to a Pilot, and that he would be flying “All the way” to New York.The flag measures approximately 39” x 55", the largest we’ve ever seen, and is made of what appears to be rayon, with the red "sun" dyed into the middle. The corner reinforcements are still retained, as are the tie strings. The flag is in fantastic condition without any serious damage we can note besides folding, and is the real deal: a genuine USGI "bring back"!The greatest good luck flag we’ve ever offered, and without a page of translations, making for a tremendous and gratifying research project! Comes ready for further research and display.The Good Luck FlagKnown as hinomaru yosegaki (日の丸 寄せ書き) in the Japanese language, was a traditional gift for Japanese servicemen deployed during the military campaigns of the Empire of Japan, though most notably during World War II. The flag given to a soldier was a national flag signed by friends and family, often with short messages wishing the soldier victory, safety, and good luck.The Japanese call their country's flag hinomaru, which translates literally to "sun-round", referencing the red circle on a white field. When the hinomaru was signed, the Japanese characters were usually written vertically, and radiated outward from the edge of the red circle. This practice is referenced in the second term, yosegaki, meaning "sideways-writing".The phrase hinomaru-yosegaki can be interpreted as "To write sideways around the red sun", describing the appearance of the signed flag. This particular example completely unique is written in old KANJI the writing are mainly Japanese names of this soldier's family and friends with quotes and phrases.
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