WWII JAPANESE 1000 STITCH BELT UNIQUE WITH FAMILY PHOTOS SENNIN - BARI
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:403375 |
A nice original handmade1000 stitch belt / senninbari haramaki I acquired from a USMC vet many years ago. The belt has staining /soiling which could be blood stains but not sure. The odd thing is that there are 4 kanji characters stitched but they are on a 3rd inside cloth piece as neither side has the stitching bumps protruding thru the outer silk. 2 kanji 𪮷𪮇 translate to SAMUHARA after Samuhara Shinto Shrine in Osaka City an...d it's meaning is to protect the wearer of this haramaki. 2 pics have light showing thru which makes the characters easier to see. The haramaki also has the stamped red seal but it is faded and not able to translate. Possibly family or shrine seal. There also is a pocket which had these 3 snapshots which probably is the Japanese soldier's wife and child ?? This was taken off Guam or Saipan by a USMC vet of the 4th Marine Division , medium tank battalion. I can give the name to the buyer of this item if wanted. A really wonderful souvenir for that Japanese military collector/collection. Have had if for 30 or more years and time to pass it on. Foreign bidders need to email me about bidding.
