Orders of Precious Crown from the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

See also https://asiamedals.info/threads/ord...llection-of-metropolitan-museum-of-art.18315/

Rare opportunity to look at all 8 classes from Meiji era.

1st class / Kun-it-tō hōkanshō / 勲一等瑞宝章





Breast star.



Central medallion.



Same set under different light.

 

2nd class / Kun-ni-tō hōkanshō / 勲二等瑞宝章

 

3rd class / Kun-san-tō hōkanshō / 勲三等瑞宝章

 

4th class / Kun-yon-tō hōkanshō / 勲四等瑞宝章

 

5th class / Kun-go-tō hōkanshō / 勲五等瑞宝章

 

6th class / Kun-roku-tō hōkanshō / 勲六等瑞宝章

 

8th class / Kun-nana-tō hōkanshō / 勲七等瑞宝章

 

8th class / Kun-hachi-tō hōkanshō / 勲八等瑞宝章