A Fake Japanese Flag on eBay

[Shinpachi]

Yesterday, a friend of mine in US asked me if the antique flag on eBay is real or not.



I immediately answered "it's a fake!"
In case of the vertical writing of Japanese letters, no Japanese wrote and write them from the left to the right. I attach an image of my correction in below. There are so many errors of Chinese characters, contents and date too.

Be careful.

[vikingBerserker]

Nice catch Shinpachi!

[Shinpachi]

Thanks vB!

[B-17engineer]

Sweet catch!

[Trebor]

wow, I never would have caught that in a million years. nice eye!

[Njaco]

Only thing I would have caught was the reading right to left. Good call!!

[Shinpachi]

Thanks guys

Writing can be read -
"May your attack on Pearl Harbor at three o'clock tomorrow morning be successful. Do your best."

[Lucky13]

Well done Shinpachi!

[ppopsie]

Thanks Shinpachi-sama, I also saw this flag previously and thought it is questionable. I see thousands of such (real) flags still exist and personally I don't like any of the flags be sold in such a manner, but at the same time I understand that to sell and buy, giving a flag some measurable value, shall be the only way the flags be preserved (by somebody) into the future.

How about this one? I found while searching photos of the B-24. I can't remember where it had been on but the signature on the lower right on the flag seems like "Hideki Tojo."

[Shinpachi]

Hello, ppopsie

That is an interesting item.
May I discuss it with my local guys here?
Thanks!

[Wayne Little]

Glad you picked it as a fake Shinpachi...but I bet someone payed big bucks for it.....or will...?

[B-17engineer]

Feel bad for the guy who payed 810 dollars........

[ppopsie]

Shinpachi-sama, please go ahead. I am building a 1/48 B-24 Liberator kit this summer.

[Gnomey]

Good catch shinpachi!

[Thorlifter]

Glad you spotted it as a fake Shinpachi