Original Japan WWII Imperial Japanese Army Rising Sun Silk War Flag - 35” x 28” No Return once polished with a couple

once polished with a couple of glasses of Red Wine

While the original design called for a 5

Reasons for the heavy losses included a lack of experienced leadership and the eagerness of the Doughboys

There is some age toning on the white circle

We can only assume that a Japanese soldier stationed in New Guinea had worked there

Original Japan WWII Imperial Japanese Army Rising Sun Silk War Flag - 35” x 28” No Return once polished with a coupleOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Rising Sun Flag ( Kyokujitsu ki) design was originally used by feudal warlords in Japan during the Edo period. On May 15, 1870, as a policy of the Meiji government, it was adopted as the war flag of the Imperial Japanese Army, and on October 7, 1889, it was adopted as the naval ensign of the Imperial Japanese Navy (Naval flags have the sun off center to the left). With the sun in the center, this is a flag of the