Just out of the wood-work....Signed Japanese Flag.

[Howard Kelley]

Just picked this nice signed flag up today.

Enjoy,
Howard

[alexanderautogr]

Bravo - one of the "fullest" I've seen.He should have gone to a casino rather than battle...

[J7W22007]

Hi Howard-san,

Nice Hinomaru Yosegaki Flag there.

Like the M35 Filed Police and the M40 Lufty lids as well.

Are they both SD' s ??

Thank you for sharing.

Cheers!
Taka

[Howard Kelley]

Hi,

Nice Hinomaru Yosegaki Flag there.

Like the M35 Filed Police and the M40 Lufty lids as well.

Are they both SD' s ??

Thank you for sharing.

Cheers!
Taka

Thank you.

Police is a M35 DD. Luft. is a M40. Posted better photos in the helmet sections.

[J7W22007]

Thank you.

Police is a M35 DD. Luft. is a M40. Posted better photos in the helmet sections.

!

Taka

[Stu W]

Hello Howard,

That is indeed a fine flag.

I hope Guy sees it. I would be interested to know the translation of the kanji running diagonally upward from the lower right corner. My eye went to them almost immediately.

Regards,
Stu

[GHP]

Hello Howard,

That is indeed a fine flag.

I hope Guy sees it. I would be interested to know the translation of the kanji running diagonally upward from the lower right corner. My eye went to them almost immediately.

Regards,
Stu

Per your request, Stu:

Top, below the slogan:
澤田逸平君
Sawada Ippei-kun

Right corner diagonal:
川島忠男 - 深沢 忠雄
Kawashima Tadao - Fukusawa Tadao

--Guy

[GHP]

I didn't know if you meant that line, or the one below it. Just in case:

毛利 博
Mori Hiroshi

別れ次で今日よき日や
Wakare sugi de kyou yoki hi ya.
Other than saying farewell, today is a great day.
[I'm only about 70% satisfied with my translation, though ....]

国の愛*
Kuni no ai
Love of country
[*愛 I can't clearly see this kanji and not being a native-speaker, this is my uneducated best-guess.]

--Guy

[J7W22007]

Hi Guy-san,

That would be

國乃為 (Kuni no Tame) - For the Country.

Regards,
Taka

[Howard Kelley]

Thanks for the comments.

Storyline goes that this was a bring back from Okinawa.

Seen many of these in the last 20+ years, but this is the first I have owned with the white leather reinforced corners. Most always have the gold foil.

Cheers,
Howard

[Paul G]

Its a nice flag, and you are right about the corner material. The white leather is a less often seen material.

PG-

[GHP]

Hi Guy-san,

That would be

國乃為 (Kuni no Tame) - For the Country.

Regards,
Taka

Ahhhh .... that makes sense! Thanks, Taka-san.

--Guy

[J7W22007]

Ahhhh .... that makes sense! Thanks, Taka-san.

--Guy

Douitashimash!te, Guy-san.

Cheers!
Taka