Orders of Rising Sun from the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

About the collection

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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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.






Breast star.

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Rosette.

 

2nd class.

Dimensions: a: 4 5/8 × 2 1/4 in. (11.7 × 5.7 cm) b: 3 5/8 × 3 1/2 × 1/2 in. (9.2 × 8.9 × 1.3 cm) c: 1/2 × 7/16 in. (1.3 × 1.1 cm)

Neck badge.





Breast star.

 

6th class

Dimensions: a: 4 1/2 × 1 7/8 in. (11.4 × 4.8 cm) b: 1/2 × 7/16 in. (1.3 × 1.1 cm)






Rosette.

 

7th class.

Dimensions: a: 2 7/8 × 1 1/2 in. (7.3 × 3.8 cm) b: 9/16 × 15/16 in. (1.4 × 2.4 cm)






Rosette.

 

8th class.

Dimensions: a: 2 7/8 × 1 1/2 in. (7.3 × 3.8 cm) b: 9/16 × 15/16 in. (1.4 × 2.4 cm)








Rosette.