Japanese war propaganda textile

America and the Uk made war propaganda textiles in the form of handkerchieves and head scarves for both men and woman and very much to be seen.

The Japanese made theirs solely for boys and men. They were mostly in forms of linings of men’s kimonos or small boy’s house kimonos. On the whole never seen publicly.

This printed cotton has symbols of power and skill.
Words printed Kuibu, Yushoki and Nippon Keira Kyokwai.
The Japanese associated military power with modernism.

Japanese war propaganda textile.
Screen Printed cotton, Japanese 1930-1945
Measurements: 14″ x32″ or 36cm x 81cm