A Large World War II Period Imperial Japanese ‘Meatball’ Good Luck Prayer Flag c.1935 sub-Curios standing on the original castors

standing on the original castors with decorative galleried back and greek key detailing

Of very large proportions

spins and spirals based on Alan Cobham’s hugely successful flying circus

The species eats nectar from red-colored plants and the larvae feed on Cassia species

A Large World War II Period Imperial Japanese ‘Meatball’ Good Luck Prayer Flag c.1935 sub-Curios standing on the original castorsOrigin: Japanese Period: Mid Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1935 40 Height: 28. 75 inches Width: 42. 5 inches The good luck in battle praying flag army with leather applied corners and fabric cords, signed in black ink with the names of the soldiers and good luck idioms for the soldiers such as devotion, bravery and loyalty survives from World War II period Japan. Wonderfully tactile and soft to the touch there is much discolouring