Identifier
2011-10-0004
Title
Japanese Flag with writing
Type
Japanese Flag
Description
Japanese silk flag covered with Japanese writing applied in black ink with brushstrokes visible . The eyelet in the top right hand corner has a string through it . Inscription on the back of the flag reads : E . W . Jackson
Medium
Silk
Format
1055 x 740 mm
Provenance
From Label: "NX 71256 E . W . Jackson . / 2/4 INF . BN . / Taken at Wewak . / New Guinea . 1944 . " This is confirmed by an inscription on the back of the flag .
Date
Second World War , 1939-1945
Audience
C13 top shelf
Date Created
2012-02-01