Antique rare WWII Japanese Navy Army Flag. Hand loomed Silk,...

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£250 - £300

Antique rare WWII Japanese Navy Army Flag. Hand loomed Silk, Calligraphy hand written by Shinto priest. Reads in red characters below crossed flags ; CONGRATULATIONS YOUR GOING TO WAR ! . Writing in the centre is the recipients name ; EIGUCHI TOYOJIRO. writing at the base reads the names of the friends of EIGUCHI who paid for the flag , likely life long friends & school mates of EIGUCHI ; HIRATA , WADA, TAKEDA , MINAMI, AKAO, EIGAMI , FUJIWARA . A great deal of sad nostalgia is reflected in each of these flags of war. Minty like condition is very rare with these flags.