WWII Japanese Home Front Female Patriotic Association Member Holding Sennabarri Figure.

 

Coarse ceramic figure.

 

You see a lot of these with military themes but this is the first one I have ever found showing a patriotic association member holding a sennabarri, which is what a lot of these members did while standing in front of a shrine, as people walked by and asked them to complete a stitch.

 

That is really cool Bob. Can't say I have ever seen one with a Senninbari before.

 

I have been trying to figure out what the sash says but cannot make out the characters in the second word (perhaps because of the flash/light reflection)

 

First word is Kougun 皇軍 = Imperial Japanese Army

 

Third word is Sekisei 赤誠 = Sincerity