ZFC0956 Japan // National Flag / WWII
Little is known about the history of this hinomaru yosegaki; it was acquired as a GI bringback through purchase. This is a Good Luck Flags or Hinomaru Yosegaki. Japanese soldiers often carried mementoes to bring them good luck. This flag is unsigned but most Japanese soldiers had one and generally kept it close to his body. The hinomaru was the most ubiquitous flag used as a Good Luck flag. The national flag, white with the red circle which represents the sun, has particular significance to the Japanese since their creation myth maintains that they are descended from Amaterasu, the Sun Goddess. In Japanese hinomaru literally means "circular sun".
Companion piece to ZFC0957.
From the Louise Veninga Collection.
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