Hello and Greetings: I was sent these pictures of a signed flag. There appear to be several stamps (inkan?) on the flag. Any help with translation would be appreciated. I apologize if the pictures are not of the best quality. Thank you.
Signed Flag
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- 22 Feb 2008
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upper
神州奉護
？（成？）元謹書
Protect the Land of Gods
Respectfully Written by (Shigemoto?)
right
祝入軍
黒川等君
Congratulations on Your Enlistment
Kurokawa Hitoshi
left
陸軍大将男爵大井成元
Army General, Baron Ōi Shigemoto
en.wikipedia.org
the large square stamp
陸軍大将男爵大井成元之印
Stamp of Army General, Baron Ōi Shigemoto
lower
Samuhara
Refer to the following Majestic-san's post.
jref.com
Ōi Shigemoto became the army general in November 1919, was created baron in April 1921, and retired from the army in April 1933, so it might be written sometime between April 1921 and April 1933.
神州奉護
？（成？）元謹書
Protect the Land of Gods
Respectfully Written by (Shigemoto?)
right
祝入軍
黒川等君
Congratulations on Your Enlistment
Kurokawa Hitoshi
left
陸軍大将男爵大井成元
Army General, Baron Ōi Shigemoto
Oi Shigemoto - Wikipedia
the large square stamp
陸軍大将男爵大井成元之印
Stamp of Army General, Baron Ōi Shigemoto
lower
Samuhara
Refer to the following Majestic-san's post.
Looking for some help with a flag!
Hello all. New to the forums. I am an amateur collector of gear/firearms/artifacts of ww1/ww2. I absolutely love history so I recently acquired what I believe to be a Japanese good luck flag. I know next to nothing when it comes to Japanese Kanji, or the typical markings on their flags, thus I...
jref.com
Ōi Shigemoto became the army general in November 1919, was created baron in April 1921, and retired from the army in April 1933, so it might be written sometime between April 1921 and April 1933.
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Thank you Toritoribe. Do you believe that it is authentically signed by General Shigemoto?upper
神州奉護
？（成？）元謹書
Protect the Land of Gods
Respectfully Written by (Shigemoto?)
right
祝入軍
黒川等君
Congratulations on Your Enlistment
Kurokawa Hitoshi
left
陸軍大将男爵大井成元
Army General, Baron Ōi Shigemoto
Oi Shigemoto - Wikipedia
the large square stamp
陸軍大将男爵大井成元之印
Stamp of Army General, Baron Ōi Shigemoto
lower
Samuhara
Refer to the following Majestic-san's post.
Looking for some help with a flag!
Hello all. New to the forums. I am an amateur collector of gear/firearms/artifacts of ww1/ww2. I absolutely love history so I recently acquired what I believe to be a Japanese good luck flag. I know next to nothing when it comes to Japanese Kanji, or the typical markings on their flags, thus I...
Ōi Shigemoto became the army general in November 1919, was created baron in April 1921, and retired from the army in April 1933, so it might be written sometime between April 1921 and April 1933.
- 22 Feb 2008
- 18,266
- 4,926
The following pictures are General Ōi's calligraphy I found in an auction site. The writing style of 成 is unique, and it resembles the one on your flag. You can also see the same stamps on the upper left on your flag.
