meiji era

  1. 6th class Rising Sun Order in Early Square Lacquer Case from 1882

    Issued on December 29, 1889. Storage case for family awards.
  2. Orders of Rising Sun in Early Square Lacquer Cases

    The earliest (currently known) time coordinate for orders inside such cases - December 27, 1878 https://asiamedals.info/threads/7th-class-rising-sun-order-in-early-square-lacquer-case-from-1878.23479/ May 13, 1879...
  3. 8th class Rising Sun Order in Early Square Lacquer Case from 1879

    Rare full set from personal collection. Documenent issued on October 9, 1879 to 兵卒 - private (soldier); 上村三蔵 - Uemura Sanzō Numbered 6100. Details.
  4. 7th class Rising Sun Order in Early Square Lacquer Case from 1879

    Privately ordered lacquered case.
  5. Orders of Rising Sun in Early Leather Cases

    Currently known time period for the use of these cases is 1888-1895. Golden Kite order in similar case https://asiamedals.info/threads/2nd-class-golden-kite-awarded-to-admiral-kabayama-sukenori-in-1895.23106/ Sacred Treasure orders in similar cases...
  6. Orders of Rising Sun from the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

    About the collection https://asiamedals.info/threads/orders-of-golden-kite-from-the-collection-of-metropolitan-museum-of-art.10721 1st class. Dimensions: a: 8 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (21.6 × 10.8 cm) b: 3 5/8 × 3 5/8 × 3/4 in. (9.2 × 9.2 × 1.9 cm) c: 1/2 × 7/16 in. (1.3 × 1.1 cm) Badge and sash...
  7. Orders of Sacred Treasure from the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

    About the collection https://asiamedals.info/threads/orders-of-golden-kite-from-the-collection-of-metropolitan-museum-of-art.10721 1st class. Dimensions: a: 7 3/8 × 4 1/4 in. (18.7 × 10.8 cm) b: 3 × 3 × 5/8 in. (7.6 × 7.6 × 1.6 cm) c: 1/2 × 7/16 in. (1.3 × 1.1 cm) Breast star.
  8. Medals of Honor from the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

    About the collection https://asiamedals.info/threads/orders-of-golden-kite-from-the-collection-of-metropolitan-museum-of-art.10721 All medals are unissued (i.e. without engraved dates and names). Red ribbon. Dimensions: 3 1/8 × 1 3/8 in. (7.9 × 3.5 cm)
  9. Orders of Golden Kite from the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

    All japanese orders and medals that are currently in the collection of the Museum came as a gift from two prominent bankers Edward D. Adams and Jacob H. Schiff. Both had close ties with japanese government. Exerpt from Annual Report of the Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, No. 37...
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