Officials in Court Dress of the Empire of Japan with Orders and Medals

The official court dress of the Empire of Japan /大礼服, Taireifuku/, used from the Meiji period until the end of the Second World War, was first introduced at the beginning of the Meiji period and maintained through the institution of the constitutional monarchy by the Meiji Constitution, and represented the highest uniforms in use at the time.

Unidentified official in chokuninkan court dress. Note that his last medal is non-governmental award (most likely issued by Japanese Agriculture Association).

 

Famous agricultural scientist Shigeo Kato /加藤茂苞; May 27, 1868 - August 17, 1949/ in chokuninkan court dress. He was a professor at Kyushu Imperial University, Mizuhara Agricultural and Forestry College, and Tokyo University of Agriculture.

Signed passe partout dated November 6, 1928.