Small Hinomaru Yosegaki flag

[RussellM]

Here's a small flag from my collection. Size is approximately 16 inches by 13 inches, and appears to be made of cotton. Most flags I've seen of this nature appear to be a lot larger. Were these smaller flags common, or perhaps given by people of lesser means? Any info on these smaller flags would be appreciated.

Regards
Russ

[JarethH]

Dear Russ, there were many different sizes of personal flag. I have some slight concerns with your flag. We need a native speaker to confirm that the kanji is indeed Japanese in content. Looks poorly written & I'm wondering if it's legit. Here's a link to a new book on the subject http://www.gethistorytoday.com/

[RussellM]

Hi Jareth

Thanks for the information and the link to the book.

I was told the flag contains the following names, and others: Omori shop member, Kumada Tatsuo, Fujita Shinji ,Sasaki Akira.

I'll post some more close-up pics of the writing shortly which may help. If you know anyone who can identify and read the kanji, please feel free to pass the pics on or give them a link to this post, as I would like to know if I've been duped or not. It came with a sennin-bari which I'll post separately as well for review, but I don't know if they are attributed to the same person.

Many thanks for your help.

Kind regards
Russ

[RussellM]

Some closer pics of the writing.

Regards
Russ

[RussellM]

More pics to follow.

Regards
Russ

[RussellM]

Further pics.

Regards
Russ