Hinomaru Yosegaki Flag 日の丸 寄せ書き Size: 68×96 cm Material: silk This is a rare old flag. During World War II, the Japanese created this flag to send soldiers off to war. The words written here are words of support for soldiers going to the battlefield and names of supporters. Japanese flags have large white margins and are used to communicate intentions to others by writing letters, just like a letter. Various designs exist for wartime yosegaki flags. It is a very powerful flag,because it contains many encouraging words and the names of many people. It conveys a very strong will and even a sense of fear. It is filled with soul. As a Japanese, I feel "SAMURAI 侍," "BUSHIDO 武士道," and the strong spiritual power of Japan in this flag. It is a wonderful work, full of presence. This flag is characterized, in any case, by the large number of names. It is rare to find such a large number of flags. And many of the names have titles attached to them. "Lieutenant Colonel," "Major," "Lieutenant Colonel," "Lieutenant Colonel," "Lieutenant Colonel," "Lieutenant Colonel," "Lieutenant Colonel," etc. In other words, we can see that this young soldier who went to war was a big class person who was congratulated on his going to war by officer class people. And this is also unusual: the flag has the year written on it. "皇紀二千六百四年 The year two thousand six hundred and four, the year of the Emperor." This is the year 1944. This was the year when Japan was nearing the end of the war and many soldiers were going to the battlefields. This flag is old and many areas that has stains,rubs and tears, so please understand the situation. I will contact you individually with the information written if you wish. It is also a good idea to frame it and display it. Other rare items are also available in my current auction. Please check them out.