Japán - Zászló

◆Yosegaki Flag bag

◆Sen-nin-bari 千人針
1000-Stitch Needle Belt (Soldier's Charm)

◆Photo book
Size: 13.5×21.5×4 cm
Weight: 450g
Number of pages: 21


These three items are, on the whole, damaged items. However, their rarity is noteworthy.

"The Yosegaki Flag" is a special wartime flag that contains the soul of the Japanese people. This is a bag made from that flag. There is a tear in the bag, but there is a sense of presence here.

"Sen-nin-bari "
1000-Stitch Needle Belt was a prayer technique and resulting amulet that was popular in Japan until World War II, in which many women sewed threads into a piece of cloth and tied knots in it. It is a folk belief to pray for the longevity of military fortune, in other words, for soldiers' good luck on the battlefield.
A white cloth about one meter long is sewn with red thread to make a knot (tama-knot) at a glance. The goal of this activity is to have 1,000 women sew one stitch on each piece of cloth. In those days, many people called out to each other in the neighborhood and on the street.
The magical power of the cloth/thread/red color/ and the thoughts of a thousand women sewing one stitch at a time were combined in this thousand needle.
There are records that soldiers on the battlefield fought by wrapping it around their stomachs or heads as a talisman.
Please look closely at the many tangled red threads.
It is threatening, terrifying, and crazy to have a thousand people involved in a mere piece of cloth.In a sense, this item expresses a will that is uniquely Japanese.

"Photo Album"
The number of photographs is small, and those photographs are easily detached from their mounts. The information can be found in the text on the backs of the photos and the Japanese text on the backing paper. Circa 1940 (showa 15 昭和15). The location is soldiers who were sent to China. The name of the unit to which they belonged is also noted.


These items are damaged, but they are important items with a lot of information.
Carefully packaged and shipped from Japan to overseas
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