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Japanese personal 'good luck' flag: Chinese conscript

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Title
Japanese personal 'good luck' flag: Chinese conscript
Subject
World War, 1939-1945--Sources
Military history
Japan--History--20th century
War stories
Flags
Category
4. World War II
Current holder
Australian War Memorial
Period of reference
1939 – 1945
Date
March 6, 1945
Link
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C1120585?image=1
Item number
REL34003
Access rights
Open access
Country of origin
Japan
Language
Chinese
Description from source
Leatherette, Silk Flag

Printed silk Japanese personal 'good luck' flag with slogans and good luck messages written in Chinese. There are four large slogans, one on each side of the flag, and three rows of smaller characters radiating out from the centre to each corner. The hoist corners are reinforced with small triangles of brown leatherette with a pair of fine yellow cords attached to each. One corner, near the hoist, is faintly marked in black ink 'MANILA PI MARCH 6th 1945/ THIS WAS TAKEN FROM THE OWNER IN THE MARAKINA HILLS. BUT HE NEVER KNEW IT. REGARDS LEN'. There is a red stamped temple seal on the other hoist corner. The central red disc is severely degraded and fractured, with little remaining, due to an excess of iron used in the dying process.
Physical format
Objects (miscellaneous)
Related resources
https://omaa-arts.sydney.edu.au/texts/3956/
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C158187