Japanese Officers and Officials with Imperial Russian Awards

Lieutenant General Gaishi Nagaoka/長岡外史 陸軍中将

Gaishi Nagaoka (長岡 外史, May 13, 1858 - April 21 , 1933) Japanese air force commander and pioneer of aviation, whose mustache measured 20 inches from tip to tip, was born Suō Province in 1858. His father, San'emon Hori (堀 三右衛門, Hori Sanemon), was an adopted son of Nanyo Nagaoka (長岡 南陽, Nagaoka...

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Note that his St.Stanislaus for Non-Christians lost all its grids.

 

Сonsul of Japan in Korsakov (Sakhalin Island) Kuze Gan (1850-1903) with 2nd class St.Stanislaus and 3rd class St.Anna orders for Non-Christians.

Photo has presentation inscription to Paul Labbe (1867-1943) - French traveler, geographer, ethnographer, linguist. Being fluent in Russian, he visited Siberia, Turkestan, Kazakhstan, Sakhalin, as well as neighboring Mongolia and Manchuria. Later, P. Labbé served as Secretary General of the Paris Society of Commercial Geography (1905-1919) and the French Alliance (1919-1935). In 1924 he became commander of the Order of the Legion of Honor. As a result of his travels, he wrote five books about Russia. Largely thanks to him, the geography of Asian Russia became well known in France and in Europe as a whole.​

 

Repaired Orders of the Golden Kite

Unusual approach to ring refitting. Ribbon (looks like the ribbon pin was also repaired). Case.

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3rd class Saint Vladimir order with swords + 3rd class Saint Anna with swords.

Major General Funabashi Yoshizo/陸軍少将 船橋芳蔵

Major General Funabashi Yoshizo awards: 2nd class Rising Sun order https://asiamedals.info/threads/2nd-class-rising-sun-order-awarded-in-1920-to-major-general-funabashi-yoshizo.27520/ ; 3rd class Sacred Treasure order...

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Unidentified Japanese Major General with "Kapitul" /officially issued/ Saint Anna order breast star for Non-Christians.

Details.

 

Commander with rare 3rd class St.Stanislaus Order with swords for Non-Christians.

See https://asiamedals.info/threads/st-...t-keibel-ak-workshop.25851/page-2#post-362409

 

Marshal-Admiral Count Itō Sukeyuki/伊東祐亨海軍元帥

Marshal-Admiral Count Itō Sukeyuki /伊東 祐亨, Itō Sukeyuki; also known as Itō Yūkō; 20 May 1843 – 16 January 1914/ was born in what is now part of Kagoshima City as the son of a samurai of the Satsuma Domain, Itō studied naval engineering and gunnery at the Kobe Naval Training Center together with...

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Yajima Yasuto and Niira Masa Wedding Ceremony at the Osaka Kaikosha in November 1938 at the Osaka Kaikosha (history of officers' club Kaikosha https://asiamedals.info/threads/officers-club-kaikosha-cufflinks-kafusubotan.24304/#post-342344)​

Photo from the collection of Mark Wade. Photo courtesy of the owner.

At first glance, this is just another wedding group photo filled with standard sets of awards. But bride's father Eikichi Shinra /新良榮吉/ who served at Osaka Artillery Arsenal during 1900s and 1910s makes this photo a very special one. Firstly, he is wearing a two-row medal bar (it's not that common https://asiamedals.info/threads/multi-row-japanese-medal-bars.24617/). Secondly, he is violating rules of wear at least thrice https://asiamedals.info/threads/rul...se-imperial-awards-and-their-violators.24284/. But the real gem is his neck medal.​

1st row. 6th class Rising Sun order, 7th class /or 8th class/ Sacred Treasure, Showa Enthronement Commemorative Medal, 1914-15 /or 1914-20/ War Medal, Russo-Japanese War Medal.

2nd row. Taisho Enthronement Commemorative Medal, 1894-95 Sino-Japanese War Medal, 1900 China War (Boxer Rebellion) Medal, Red Cross Membership Medal.

Around his neck he is wearing Imperial Russian Medal for Zeal /reign of Nicholas II/ in silver and on the Saint Stanislaus order ribbon. Most likely WW1 allied awarding made in connection with his work at Osaka Arsenal.