Orders of the Paulownia Flowers from Meiji/Taisho Epoch

Note that some sets could belong even to late 1920s, i.e. to early Showa era.

Sash.

Rosette.

 

Another excellent reference set.

Kanji.

Badge.

Breast star.

Typical enamel cracks in rays.

Sash ribbon.

 

"Sick" set.
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Full set with badge marked ヒ.

Order of the Paulownia Flowers marked ヒ

Full set with outer case.

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Set awarded in November 1915.

Order of the Paulownia Flowers of Sir William Conyngham Greene

Awarded on November 1915.

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Very early breast star.

Unfortunately "sickness befalls it".

 

Another very early set that managed to avoid disease.
Without case, sash and rosette.

Badge.

Breast star.

 

Early breast star.
87 x 87 mm (rays are slighly bent); weight 88,4 g.
The central pin could be a later replacement.

 

Full set awarded in 1916.

Order of the Paulownia Flowers of the 24th Prime Minister of Japan Count Katō Takaaki

Currently in private collections (photos courtesy of the owner). His Order of the Chrysanthemum https://asiamedals.info/threads/order-of-the-chrysanthemum-marked-with-hi-of-the-24th-prime-minister-of-japan-count-kato-takaaki.22930/ Issued on 14.07.1916 Case. Sash. Interesting home-made...

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Another early full set.

Case measuring 106 mm (w) x 290 mm (h) x 88 mm (d).

Button rosette belong to 1936 + time period.

Badge.

Silver, gilding, enamel.
Size 114.6 x 77.21 mm.
Weight 103 g.

Breast star.

Silver, gilding, enamel.
Size 88.57 x 88.68 mm.
Weight 101.8 g.

 

Full set.

 

Sash badge.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 110 × 80 mm.
Thickness approx. 10 mm.
Weight 128 g.

 

Breast star.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 90 mm.
Thickness approx. 15 mm.
Weight 133 g.

 

Case dimensions 250 × 130 × 75 mm.
Total weight around 905 g.

Sash.

Lapel miniature.

 

Nice cased set from first quarter of XIX century.

Label reads

桐花大綬章 - Tōka daijushō - Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers

山脇 - Yamawaki

 

Sash badge.

 

Breast star.

 

Sash.

 

Sash.

 

Set from the the collection of National Museum of American History.

Sash size 105 x 86 cm.

Sash badge.

Silver, gilding, enamel.
Size 129.6 x 77.1 mm.

Breast star.

Silver, gilding, enamel.
Size 83.5 x 87.9 mm.