| Place | Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Rabaul |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | REL/11976 |
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Flag |
| Physical description | Artificial silk |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Japan |
| Date made | c 1941-1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Japanese congratulatory banner presented to Yoneda Ichiro, captured in Rabaul, 1945
Description
Artificial silk banner printed red, pink, blue and green, with an eagle within a wreath, rising sun with red rays, mountain and red Japanese character at the top which translates as 'congratulations'. Gold glitter has been applied to the eagle and wreath. Beneath it, painted by hand in black ink, are characters celebrating the graduation of the recipient of the banner from the naval academy. The name of the recipient of the banner translates as Yoneda Ichiro, and the name of the presenter as Iwamoto Yoichi of Higashi-Otsubo-cho, Shimonoseki [in Kyushu]. There are nine fabric loops down the long side of the banner to take a pole.
History / Summary
The banner would originally have hung from a bamboo pole outside the recipient's family house. Found on Bougainville in 1945 by E F King.