Japanese Flag with BCOF Ties (120 × 180 cm, Travled)

🎌 Japanese flag with kanji marking and BCOF context
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This postwar Japanese flag (120×180 cm, now travled to 169 cm) shows unique features suggesting British/Commonwealth usage between 1946 and 1950. It is a wool-blend multipiece construction with hand-rigged brass fittings and a clear "JAPAN" marking alongside the kanji 日本.

The original 2:3 ratio confirms it was likely produced under official specifications, not improvised. Its condition, style, and fittings align with flags used by the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) after Japan’s surrender. A fascinating example of transitional symbolism during Allied control.

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FG-037 full view – original 120×180 cm Japanese flag, now 169 cm due to fraying

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Japanese flag, postwar, BCOF, Commonwealth occupation