Mike0820 Posted July 29 Report Posted July 29 Picked this good luck flag up at a local flea market recently from a military dealer who recently acquired a large collection of Japanese ww2 items. Just wondering if any translations could be made and if anyone could tell me any more about it, possibly the soldiers name, if there is any dates on it or what the shrine stamp or location of the original prefecture etc. after looking online at quit a few different examples I’d have to say mine is in decent shape and has some really nice signatures and one cool depiction of a sword. I don’t think it’s a fake based on what I’ve looked at online but I’m no expert. Please any and all info and input is appreciated. Thank you much. Quote
SteveM Posted July 30 Report Posted July 30 Top right corner (vertically) 祝入営 Congratulations on joining the army 祈武運長久 Pray for everlasting luck in battle Under that is the recipient's name. I can't get the first character of the name. Something 囗谷達夫君 (Maybe Hishitani?) Tatsuo is the given name. The rest are names, slogans, and a poem next to the drawing of the sword たゞ身にもてる真心を 君と親とに尽くすべし All I have is my sincerity, and I devote it all for His Majesty and for my parents Can't get the stamp. A closer picture of it might help. 8 Quote
Mike0820 Posted July 30 Author Report Posted July 30 Thank you! I’ll take a few more pictures after I get home from. Work. Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted July 30 Report Posted July 30 Some beautifully done calligraphy there, and a neat sword depiction. Quote
SteveM Posted July 30 Report Posted July 30 Maybe 縣囗大井神社之印 A stamp from Ōi Shrine, which used to be ranked as a "prefectural shrine". https://www.ooijinjya.org/ The vertical bit next to it is a just a repeat of the "good luck in war" phrase. 2 Quote
Mike0820 Posted July 30 Author Report Posted July 30 Really awesome info! Thank you so much. What prefecture would it have been? I’m just trying to get all and any info I can so I can document it. Eventually this flag may return to Japan. As much as I’d like to keep it after much research I think it would be cool to return it to the family of the soldier. However currently I am its caretaker and would love to learn as much as I can. Thanks again Steve! Anyone one else willing to translate any of the names or if there are other poems or possibly things wrote on the flag that could pin point geographical locations etc that would be great! Quote
Nobody Posted July 31 Report Posted July 31 6 hours ago, SteveM said: Maybe 縣囗大井神社之印 A stamp from Ōi Shrine, which used to be ranked as a "prefectural shrine". https://www.ooijinjya.org/ The vertical bit next to it is a just a repeat of the "good luck in war" phrase. The second character is also 社 (a variant form). So, the first two kanji 縣社 mean "prefectural shrine". 2 3 Quote
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