Unknown Japanese Flag

[Blitz676]

I found this flag recently with several other bring back Japanese flags, screen printed on light cotton, measure 23" x 27", has anyone seen one of these before or know what it is for?

[chen]

Wrong side!

[Blitz676]

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Oops, fixed it

[chen]

I can see 3, but the other Kanji looks like fish.

[GHP]

Hmmm .... Mr. Chen is correct, that is "Three Fish"
三魚
Mitsu-gyou
The four dots in 魚 originally were written as 火 "fire" -- as it is on the flag.

I wonder ... the "three triangle" kamon is from the Hōjō clan, and it is called "Three Fish-scales"
三つ鱗
Mitsu Uroko
Three [fish] Scales

I just wonder if the flag is for a fish seller or restaurant?

Here's a Chinese pump company site called Sanyo

Finally, here's an advert for a Japanese electric company (Chibi Maruko chan is one of my favorite J. cartoons).


Cheers,
--Guy

[oldhonda]

I think it's 三菱 just written differently in some Japanese ways. Other words like "sada" 定 is written with a "no" inside, called "no sada".

[GHP]

I think it's 三菱 just written differently in some Japanese ways. Other words like "sada" 定 is written with a "no" inside, called "no sada".

Naw. 三菱 would make it Mitsubishi. 魚 and 菱 are entirely unrelated.


--Guy

[Blitz676]

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Thanks for all the information

Brad