Extremely Rare WWII Japanese Sennibari Vest with Shrine Stamp
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Extremely Rare WWII Japanese Sennibari Vest with Shrine Stamp

Code: jmpg20000svs-CON


SOLD!!! No Longer Available!

Product Description

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PLEASE NOTE: Kana will be BACK IN THE OFFICE as of TUESDAY 07/01,

BUT I will not be back in the Office until MONDAY July 7th,

So we will be keeping the Yellow Notification up through JULY 4th Weekend!!

As I still have MOST of our Military Artifacts and SOME of our LE Badges with me on the Road, so there could be delays in shipping!!

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ARTIFACT: Extremely rare, WWII Japanese Senninbari (Thousand Stitch) Vest. The front displays kanji on the left shoulder and a visible shrine stamp. The reverse is embroidered, decorated with 1000 stitches, each done by a different woman. Senninbari's were given as an amulet to soldiers on their way to war as a part of the Shinto culture of Imperial Japan.

VINTAGE: Circa WWII

SIZE: Approximately: Armpit to armpit: 17"; Shoulder to shoulder (across back): 11"; Collar to hem: 17-3/4"

MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION: Embroidered wool, metal snaps

ATTACHMENT: Five metal snaps for closure

MARKINGS: Shrine stamp, kanji, "500" with a star on the snaps.

ITEM NOTES: This is from a Japanese militaria collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. CON-KYB-CON-KKY-20-15 LEGEX10/15 SDJJX3/17

CONDITION: 8- (Very Fine—Excellent): The vest shows moderate wear/storage wear, soiling, some ink transfer onto the right shoulder, overall excellent condition.

GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.