Original Japanese WWII Senninbari 1000 Stitch Belt with Rising Sun & Temple Stamp - 75 x 7” 19th Century This was recently discovered out

This was recently discovered out of a massive collection

which is what the number 344 corresponds to

” for Ordnance Department

Schönheide/Erzgeb

Original Japanese WWII Senninbari 1000 Stitch Belt with Rising Sun & Temple Stamp - 75 x 7” 19th Century This was recently discovered outOriginal Item: One of a kind. A Senninbari ( thousand person stitches) or One thousand stitch is a strip of cloth that measures approximately 15 cm (6 in) high and up to 90120 cm (34 ft) or more in length. Each end of the belt (sash) may or may not have strings, snaps or buttons that allow it to be fastened about the waist. Examples that lack these were often tucked into the waist. Other variations were never worn but may have been folded and placed