WWII Japanese “Friends of the Front Fortune Telling Hand Towel” 14 by 16 Inches
$150.00
The printed cotton hand towel has spots and some scattered holes. The towel bears a printed title of “Friends of the Front [meaning the front line soldiers] Fortune Telling Hand Towel” and has the declaration of “Excellent Luck” printed twice. The towel then has a chart with the heading of “Benefit the Great Victory of the Imperial Army” (which suggests that the towel may have been sold to raise funds for the troops). Below the heading are various “predictions” or forecasts, which are “Chiang Kai-shek capitulates”; “Good fortune is the result of sleeping and waiting is a daydream”; “There will be news from beautiful people in the near future”; “If you turn around three times your wish will come true”; and “You should go beyond strengthening your courage”.