Original Japan WWII Imperial Japanese Army Rising Sun Silk War Flag - Excellent - 28 x 33” Russian Uniforms but the top piece is

but the top piece is still loose

The flag does retain the corner reinforcements as well as the two tie strings on each leather tab

which over the years has developed some checking and a very nice texture

with evidence of past cleaning to remove rust and dirt

but it found widespread use in all Army branches

Original Japan WWII Imperial Japanese Army Rising Sun Silk War Flag - Excellent - 28 x 33” Russian Uniforms but the top piece isOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Rising Sun Flag ( 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