Japanese Medal Bar with Four Foreign Orders and Chain of Miniatures of Matsunaga Takekichi

Interesting and rare medal bar of that belong to Takekichi Matsunaga.

Matsunaga Takekichi /松永 武吉/ (November 19 (October 16) , 1869- January 15, 1936) was born in Kagoshima Prefecture as the second son of Kanoyasu Matsunaga a former samurai of the Satsuma Domain. In July 1891 he graduated from Imperial University Law School. In August of the same year he entered the Ministry of Communications. He worked as a secretary of the Ministry of Communications, Minister's Secretariat, Director of the Foreign Communications Division, Telecommunications Bureau, Director of the Secretariat Division of the Minister's Secretariat, Secretary of the Minister, Director of the Secretariat Division of the Minister's Secretariat, Counselor of the Minister's Secretariat, Director of the Yokohama Post and Telegraph Bureau, and Counselor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. , Director of the Postal Money Transfer Management Office, Director of the Documents Division of the General Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Communications, Director of the Osaka Communications Administration Bureau, etc.

In November 1904 he was appointed governor of Shimane Prefecture. In March 1908 he was placed on leave of office as governor and in March 1910, his leave of absence expired. In October of the same year, he transferred to the Governor-General of Korea and assumed the post of Chief of South Pyongan Province. In March 1916 he was transferred to Gyeonggi Province. In August 1919 he was appointed governor of Gyeonggi-do due to a revision of the government system. In September of the same year, he became the secretary-general of the Central House of the Governor-General of Korea, the secretary of the same, and the director of the foreign affairs section of the governor -general's secretariat. He retired in September 1922. After that he served as director of the Giyuu Foundation Coastal Defense Association, auditor of Japan Air Transport Co., Ltd., chairman of the Japan Student Aviation Federation and councilor of the Imperial Aviation Association.

Officer cross of the Order of the Crown of Romania, Knight cross of Austrian Order of Franz Joseph, French order of the Legion of Honor (officer grade, permission to wear issued on April 6, 1900) and Order of the Dragon of Annam (officer grade with French green/orange ribbon).
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勲章箱 - Medal Box

 

He was also awarded with the 3rd class Turkish Order of the Medjidie.

Badge was made by Turkish mint.

 

After 1921 he was also awarded with Knight Commander cross of Vatican Order of St. Sylvester.

Set was made by Tanfani & Bertarelli, Roma.

Mario Giardini visiting card was placed inside the case.

Mario Giardini (4 December 1877 – 30 August 1947) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church who served in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1918 to 1933. Mario Giardini was born on 4 December 1877 in Milan. He was ordained a priest on 24 September 1904. He was a member of the Barnabites and early in his career worked as a parish priest and master of novices for his order. On 21 November 1921, Pope Pius XI named him titular archbishop of Edessa and Apostolic Delegate to Japan. He received his episcopal consecration on 8 December 1921 from Cardinal Andrea Carlo Ferrari. He called a provincial synod to address the question of Catholic participation in Shinto ceremonies and the first Japanese bishop, Januarius Kyunosuke Hayasaka, was appointed in 1926. Both were steps in the local hierarchy gaining its independence from the Paris Foreign Missions Society. Negotiations toward the establishment of diplomatic relations made progress but were blocked by Buddhist opposition in parliament. When his successor, Edward Mooney, was appointed on 30 March 1931, Giardino remained in Japan until Mooney arrived from India and then remained for ten days to share information. On 16 May 1931, Pope Pius XI appointed him Archbishop of Ancona-Osimo. He retired from this position on 5 February 1940. He continued to work reviewing clergy for the Vicariate of Rome. He died on 30 August 1947 at the age of 69.
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2nd class Rising Sun order.

 

Shoulder boards with insignia of Governor-General of Korea.

総監 - Director General/Commissioner

勅任 - Chokunin

 

Chain of miniatures made by Halley Lasne, Paris https://asiamedals.info/threads/ord...-halley-octave-lasne-paris.25726/#post-355533

1st class Sacred Treasure order miniature.

Danish order of the Dannebrog (most likely full-size cross was returned to Order Chapter).

 

Details.

 

Group photo that was taken in front of the Matsue Castle keep in 1907 shows in the front row Imperial Navy Admiral Togo Heihachiro; Emperor Taisho, then crown prince; and then Shimane Governor Matsunaga Takekichi.