GAP Posted August 16, 2022 Share #1 Posted August 16, 2022 Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortunes Of War Posted August 19, 2022 Share #2 Posted August 19, 2022 This is not a prayer flag. It is a standard Japanese national flag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAP Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share #3 Posted August 30, 2022 Is it WW2 vintage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preppy Picker Posted August 30, 2022 Share #4 Posted August 30, 2022 Looks like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwar Posted August 31, 2022 Share #5 Posted August 31, 2022 National Holidays in Japan are also called "Flag Days", because people used to put up these flags in front of their homes on those days. One thing you can do is to check whether the white cotton (?) glows in blacklight, indicating use of "Blankophor" fluorescent whitening agents developed by IG Farben in 1940, which only saw widespread use in the postwar years. If it glows, it is definitely post war. If it doesn't glow, it has a chance of being earlier, but could still be an untreated post-war product. Material-wise they tried to persuade people to be patriotic and buy silk flags during WW2, Credit: "NK" War Relics Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy87Guy Posted December 8, 2022 Share #6 Posted December 8, 2022 @GAP What is the material: silk or cotton? 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAP Posted December 29, 2022 Author Share #7 Posted December 29, 2022 Silk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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