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Product Description: This is a lovely example of a Japanese “1,000 stitch belt,” also known as “Senninbari.” These belts were produced by Japanese women as a sort of protective talisman for soldiers going off to war. Each stitch is said to have been made by a different woman. This nice belt has great visual appeal. It measures 29-1/2″ x 6-1/2″ and is made of a typical white fabric with two narrow white ties on each end. The front is decorated with a depiction of a leaping tiger, Japanese Kanji writing, and both the “Hinomaru” Japanese flag and the Imperial Japanese rising sun war flag. This attractive and eye-catching belt is complete and sound, showing only normal age with toning and light patina throughout. This 1,000 stitch belt is a very nice, evocative, and hard to find artifact. The condition rates as excellent plus.
Historical Description: The Imperial Japanese Army numbered 1,700,000 soldiers in 1941. By August 1945, this number had swelled to 6,095,000 men. During the course of the war, these men were sent to areas of operations that spanned a huge part of the globe, including the Mongolian border, Hong Kong, the Phillipines. Thailand, Burma, Dutch East Indies, and Malaya. These soldiers were issued a wide variety of uniform and equipment items. They had specialized footwear, helmets and other headgear, and different types of uniforms intended for the varying (and often extreme) climates in which Japanese soldiers fought. As with all of the major combatants of WWII, the Japanese also had special insignia to identify ranks and roles of individual soldiers, as well as decorations to reward soldiers for their service and achievements. American soldiers who fought in the Pacific Theater avidly sought Japanese items as souvenirs, and they collected not only flags, weapons and helmets, but items of personal equipment and even personal items of Japanese soldiers. Today, all aspects of WWII Japanese Army uniforms, insignia, equipment, and awards, remain collectible historic items.
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