A Large World War II Period Imperial Japanese ‘Meatball’ Good Luck Prayer Flag c.1935

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A Large World War II Period Imperial Japanese ‘Meatball’ Good Luck Prayer Flag c.1935Origin: 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

but it’s so evocative and interesting

but influenced by the French work of Louis XIV

this charmingly decorative and enthusiastic looking friend makes good for pocket sized fairground nostalgia

just like that

Each time the family went out

An unusual and highly stylized rattle

His late professional pursuit of his artistic interests meant that it was only towards the end of his life that his work was starting to gain serious recognition

The rectangular box in beautifully aged walnut with a patina that is full of character

and made handcuffs

Noted figures include Lord Charles for Ray Allen and Archie Andrews for Peter Brough which sold for £34

there are only two small surface blemishes in two areas at the plates edges

near Tromode on the Isle of Man in the April of 1864

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