The style of inscriptions on cases for the Japanese orders could be useful (assuming that the set is authentic) for their dating.
The easiest way to date cases for the Rising Sun and Sacred Treasure orders is by the form of the first /top/ kanji on the case lid.
Rising Sun and Sacred Treasure...
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