Item Description
Original Item: One-of-a-kind Set. This is a set of an Original Japanese WWII Hand Painted Good Luck Rayon Flag that measures 31" x 27" and Original Imperial Senninbari 1000 Stitch Belt with Original Wartime Photos showing the American soldiers next to what appears to be a Nakajima J1N night fighter holding this very flag!
- Fantastic hand painted rayon flag has multiple phrases, some of which translate to "Serve Your Country with Bravery", "Sun Rising", "Be Heroic", with battle quotes, plus many names of friends and family. The flag measures approximately 31 x 27 inches, with a white rayon body, and red "Sun" in the middle. The hang side has original ties and reinforced corners, with some minor nips and holes. Flag is in good battle worn condition with some holes and stains, but this is the real deal a genuine USGI "bring back"!
- This wonderful example of a Senninbari or One-thousand stitch measures 43 inches by 6 inches not including the ite string. It features a rising sun design with painted tigers and coins. It is remarkable in its own right.
- Two original wartime photographs that both measure 5" x 3" and feature two American soldiers in front of and on top of what appears to be a Nakajima J1N night fighter, in both photos they are holding this very flag!
A Senninbari or One-thousand stitch is a strip of cloth that measures approximately 15 cm (6 in) high and up to 90–120 cm (3–4 ft) or more in length. Each end of the belt (sash) may or may not have strings, snaps or buttons that allow it to be fastened about the waist. Examples that lack these were often tucked into the waist. Other variations were never worn but may have been folded and placed inside helmet liners, pockets or packs. Senninbari were decorated with 1000 knots or stitches, and each stitch was normally made by a different woman. Senninbari were given as an amulet by women to soldiers on their way to war as a part of the Shinto culture of Imperial Japan.
The Good Luck Flag, known as hinomaru yosegaki 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.
- Fantastic hand painted rayon flag has multiple phrases, some of which translate to "Serve Your Country with Bravery", "Sun Rising", "Be Heroic", with battle quotes, plus many names of friends and family. The flag measures approximately 31 x 27 inches, with a white rayon body, and red "Sun" in the middle. The hang side has original ties and reinforced corners, with some minor nips and holes. Flag is in good battle worn condition with some holes and stains, but this is the real deal a genuine USGI "bring back"!
- This wonderful example of a Senninbari or One-thousand stitch measures 43 inches by 6 inches not including the ite string. It features a rising sun design with painted tigers and coins. It is remarkable in its own right.
- Two original wartime photographs that both measure 5" x 3" and feature two American soldiers in front of and on top of what appears to be a Nakajima J1N night fighter, in both photos they are holding this very flag!
A Senninbari or One-thousand stitch is a strip of cloth that measures approximately 15 cm (6 in) high and up to 90–120 cm (3–4 ft) or more in length. Each end of the belt (sash) may or may not have strings, snaps or buttons that allow it to be fastened about the waist. Examples that lack these were often tucked into the waist. Other variations were never worn but may have been folded and placed inside helmet liners, pockets or packs. Senninbari were decorated with 1000 knots or stitches, and each stitch was normally made by a different woman. Senninbari were given as an amulet by women to soldiers on their way to war as a part of the Shinto culture of Imperial Japan.
The Good Luck Flag, known as hinomaru yosegaki 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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