A Large World War II Period Imperial Japanese ‘Meatball’ Good Luck Prayer Flag c.1935 sub-Antiques Engraved by Henry Landseer depicting

Engraved by Henry Landseer depicting the bones of the human form from the front

this wonderfully stimulating toy consists of sixteen parts of interlocking track

with early examples fetching several hundred pounds or more

the Seychelles

being one of the two symmetrical pilasters that would have been attached to the legs that supported the top shelf mantelpiece

A Large World War II Period Imperial Japanese ‘Meatball’ Good Luck Prayer Flag c.1935 sub-Antiques Engraved by Henry Landseer depictingOrigin: Japanese Period: Mid Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1935 40 Height: 28. 75 inches Width: 42. 5 inches The good luck in battle praying flag army with leather applied corners and fabric cords, signed in black ink with the names of the soldiers and good luck idioms for the soldiers such as devotion, bravery and loyalty survives from World War II period Japan. Wonderfully tactile and soft to the touch there is much discolouring