2563 - Gilet Mille points. Tres beau gilet en tissu coton blanc. Cercle rouge du drapeau japonais en tissu coton rouge, et rapporte. Les fermetures au dos sont presentes. Les milles points cousus ont ete remplaces par des Kanji peint. A noter une certaine usure et patine de la piece, ainsi que des taches. Etat II+. Un senninbari-haramaki. est considere comme un porte-bonheur qui attire la chance ou la force au soldat qui le porte sur lui. En general, les senninbari sont consideres comme apportant du courage, de la chance, voire l immunite aux blessures en particulier aux balles a leurs porteurs. Certains soldats japonais rejettent cependant cette idee de protection mais estiment que cet element de chance peut tout simplement leur permettre d infliger plus de degats a l ennemi avant de sacrifier leur vie dans la bataille. D autres soldats portent le senninbari pour honorer les femmes de leur pays. Un senninbari doit etre fabrique par les femmes de l entourage d un homme, sa mere, sa sœur, ou sa femme s il est marie, qui se rendent au temple local, ou a la gare, ou au grand magasin et demandent a chaque femme qui passe de coudre un point. Thousand stitch vest. Very attractive white cotton vest. The red circle of the Japanese flag is made of applied red cotton fabric. Rear fastenings are present. The thousand sewn stitches have been replaced by painted Kanji. Some wear and patina and stains are noted. Condition II plus. A senninbari haramaki is regarded as a lucky charm bringing good fortune or strength to the soldier wearing it. Such items are generally believed to bring courage and luck and even protection against wounds especially bullets. Some Japanese soldiers rejected this protective belief but considered that the luck might allow them to inflict greater damage on the enemy before sacrificing their lives in battle. Others wore a senninbari to honor the women of their country. A senninbari was to be made by women close to the soldier such as his mother sister or wife if married. They would visit a local temple railway station or department store and ask each passing woman to sew one stitch.