Facebook Marketplace Strikes Again - Chinese Welcome Flag? I think not.
Article about: This morning I decided to surf Facebook Marketplace for any Chinese antiques I could come across as I'm teaching myself Mandarin and have a new found interest in such things. Nonetheless I w
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LoL!!! Certainly not a "welcome" flag for the Chinese!
Looks like a nice piece and lucky pick up!
I'm sure Guy or Nick or others might be able to help with some of the kanji translation and confirmation on originality of the signatures.
"Please", Thank You" and proper manners appreciated
My greatest fear is that one day I will die and my wife will sell my guns for what I told her I paid for them
"Don't tell me these are investments if you never intend to sell anything" (Quote: Wife)
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Good looking flag. Presented to Shimizu Seikichi
清水清吉君
Shimizu Seikichi-kun
Mr. Shimizu Seikichi
[清吉 also read as Kiyoyoshi/Kiyokichi]
He worked at the
理研工業株式会社木根川工場
Riken Kōgyō Kabushikigaisha Kinegawa Kōjō
Riken Manufacturing, Co. LTD; Kinegawa Factory
--Guy
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Follow-up. Just in case you're not aware, 清水 Shimizu is the family name.
--Guy
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Guy,
Thank you so much! I was indeed blisffuly unaware! I've reached out to the Company that owned the factory during the war in the hopes there might be something about him in their archives, my next stop will be a letter to the National Institute for Defense Studies. Hopefully I can gather some more information on Mr. Shimizu. Thanks again so very much!
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