My latest Yosegaki Flag.

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Here is my latest flag, it's a pretty neat one and is packed full of signatures. It's roughly 2feetx2feet and has all kinds of damage. I haven't been able to decipher any of it using my novice abilities. I was hoping someone could see to who it was dedicated or if there is anything else unusual. I have an idea of who picked it up and possibly where it came from but I would like very much to learn the name of the man that carried this during the war. If you click on the links it should bring you to my photobucket album, where you can blow it up really large. I will be post several replies with close ups of the white sections with the writing, hopefully those help. Thanks in advance.

-Matt

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For some reason photobucket likes to drive me INSANE reorienting my photographs that I have already done this to twice already. Every photo here is shifted 90 degrees too far to the right. I have them edited in photobucket but on here they just won't show up right, sorry.

Top left corner


top right corner


bottom left corner


bottom right corner

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Tear on the right side, about 3 o'clock



tear pt 2


crease along seam at edge of 3 o'clock position


bottom right corner

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ink bleeding near 2 0'clock position


top-right corner and strings


stain near 11 c'lock position

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stain roughly 10 to 9 o'clock positions



dark stain 8 o'clock along bottom edge




6 o'clock portion of writing

[Paul G]

Hi Matt, thats a nice looking flag. Its something about these profusely signed flags that amaze me! Happy hunting!

PG-

[Nick Komiya]

The flag is not dedicated to anyone, but we can assume it was from Osaka, due a member of the parliament there signing.