Original Japan WWII Imperial Japanese Army Service-Flown Rising Sun War Flag - 29 x 42”

Original Item: Only One Available. The Rising Sun Flag (旭日旗 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 IJA (Imperial Japanese Army).

This is a very nice fragile example of a rising sun flag. It is a very nice one piece rising sun flag with hand-stitched leather reinforcements at the corners with ropes for tying. It is in very fair condition with scattered holes across the flag, with a dyed red "Sun" in the middle, with rays going out to the edge of the flag. The scattered holes really give the flag a battle-torn look, and this is one of the best patina we have seen on a rising sun flag.

The flag shows heavy age toning from decades of storage. This example would look best with proper framing! Certainly a US GI bring-back from World War Two!