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  • Other Name

    Japanese Good Luck Flag (descriptive name)

  • Description

    Japanese Good Luck flag to Keiichi Fujita, WW2; rectangle shape; white base with red circle in the centre; hand-printed names: To Keiichi Fujita; vertical script on rhs translates as "Good luck, long life, etc.; red sun on white ground, black letters; reinforced corners

  • Place
    Japan
  • Other Id

    F141 (flag)

    W1968 (war)

  • Department

    History

    War History

Images and documents

Images

Artefact

  • Credit Line
    Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, F141
  • Primary Maker

     unknown (Flag maker)

  • Place
    Japan
  • Date
    [1939-1945]
  • Associated Notes

    Japanese Good Luck flag to Keiichi Fujita, WW2

    embroidered names: To Keiichi Fujita; vertical script on rhs translates as "Good luck, long life, etc.; red sun on white ground, black letters

  • Associated Event
    WW2; 1939-1945
  • Associated Date
    1939-1945
  • Media

    silk (textile)

  • Measurement Description
    740mm x 860mm
  • Measurement Reading

    740mm

    860mm

  • Classification

    Flag

    Organisational Objects

    Ceremonial Artifacts

    08 Communication Artifacts

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  • Last Update
    15 May 2023
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