Hinomaru Yosegaki with Shrine Stamp and Artwork

[Thaddeus]

Hello Everyone,
I recently purchased this Hinomaru Yosegaki as a late Christmas present to myself. The flag is made of silk. Other than the slight staining, in the upper right hand corner of the flag you can see a shrine stamp. In the bottom left corner is some artwork of mountains. Artwork on these types of flags is relatively rare so its neat to see. I plan on framing it and using it as a display with the rest of Japanese militaria collection. I will post more pictures with my rifles when it comes in.

T

[SteveR]

Very nice one.

[Thaddeus]

Thanks Steve!

[ghp95134]

Made out to Mr. Kido in the upper right corner, under a shrine stamp. I cannot make out the first part of Kido's given name.

In one handwriting:
城戸＊四郎
Kido *~shiro

武運長久
Buun Chokyu
Eternal Luck in the Fortunes of War

古賀
Koga - a family name

another handwriting:
博多通連
Hakata Tsuren
I can't make out if this is a wierd name, or a company name; Hakata is a place-name

門_______聖
Mon .......Sei
Gate ---- Sacred
[*IF* I'm reading this correctly. 門人 "Monjin" means disciple/student: one who enters the "gate." But 門聖 "Sacred Gate"???

Looks like I'm sowing more confusion than clarification.


The seal-stamp:
Miyazaki Shrine

官幣大社
宮崎宮印
Kanpei Dai-Sha
Miyazaki Kan-in

["Kan-in" is also read as "Miya Shirushi" - shrine mark - and might be the preferred pronunciation; I don't know which is correct.]

Special Grand Shrine
Miyazaki Shrine-Seal

官幣社 【かんぺいしゃ】Kanpei-sha (n) (obs) shrine receiving offerings from the Bureau of Divinities (pre-Meiji) or the Imperial Household Department (post-Meiji)

Miyazaki Shrine on Wiki.

Similar to these two seals attached below [exact same kanji, but different style of seal-script].


--Guy

[Thaddeus]

Thanks for the information, Guy! I did want to find someone who could try to translate the Kanji. I took Arabic in college so its totally different for me haha. And thanks for showing the stamps!

T