Interesting and rare late war awarding.
4th class Golden Kite order and 6th class Rising Sun order were formally awarded on January 23, 1945 /day of death in a combat/.
Both were issued with paper wrappers https://asiamedals.info/threads/japanese-orders-and-medals-in-paper-wrappings.23074...
4thclassgoldenkiteorder4thclassgoldenkiteorder awarded in 1945
4thclassgoldenkiteorder posthumously awarded
japanese military award
japanese military order of goldenkite
kinshi kunshō
order of the goldenkiteorder of the goldenkite4thclass
功四級金鵄勲章
金鵄勲章
Early China Incident posthumous awarding. Ryohei Ushioda /潮田良平/ was one of so-called "Four Kings" of the Japanese military aviation, the "Treasure of Air Combat" with a record of six downed aircrafts. He was also known under the nickname "Red Samurai".
Source.
4th class Golden Kite order...
4thclassgoldenkite of ryohei ushioda
4thclassgoldenkiteorder4thclassgoldenkiteorder awarded in 1938
5th class rising sun order
5th class rising sun order awarded in 1938
goldenkiteorder award document
japanese ace ryohei ushioda
kinshi kunshō
order of the goldenkite
ryohei ushioda awards
ryohei ushioda's a5m2
功四級金鵄勲章
潮田良平
金鵄勲章
金鵄勲章潮田良平
Awarded to Tsukine Osawa /大澤月峰/ on April 1, 1906.
Late he will become a colonel and commander of 21st infantry regiment.
Kite document No. 48140.
Emperor Meiji signature.
Watermark.
Kite No. 42 206 was awarded on April 1, 1906 to Army Infantry Major Sakabe Yoshitake/坂部義勇/.
Emperor Meiji signature.
Cases (miniature rosette is for red cross award).
1906功四級金鵄勲章
4thclassgoldenkiteorder4thclassgoldenkiteorder awarded in 1906
army infantry major sakabe yoshitake
goldenkiteorder for russo-japanese war
japanese military orderkite no. 42 206 awarded on april 1
功四級金鵄勲章
坂部義勇
Full set.
Original case.
Miniature rosette.
Document issued on April 29, 1940.
Document No. 266 063.
Thanks to original payment document (for 4000 yens) we know that cavalier hold rank of Lieutenant-commander /海軍少佐/.