Like this oneJapanx ha scritto: Although I prefer chinese orders with japanese retrogusto
Special Class of the Order of the United Glory
Special Class of the Order of the United Glory
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What we have here is
Tung-Kuang –Hsun-Chang
This order was established on March 5, 1943 in 9 classes “to commemorate the return of the national government to Nanking on that day” (although another Japanese reference book gives the date of establishment as 25 February 1943).
This order have typical Chinese design and manufacture, as is the sash and also the presentation case, which is of brocade silk. The badge of the Special Grand Cordon has a 5 point star in white, in a red ring bearing nine gilt stars, in a blue ring with nine white clouds, on an 8 point star of narrow rays, on 8 large double-pointed rays enameled alternately and it is suspended from a gilt cloud design which is suspended from a gilt ball-tipped 5 point star. The sash is 100mm unwatered raw silk, red with 19mm yellow edges. The breast star is (blank) mm, gilt, and has a (blank) mm silver 5 point star on white in a red circle bearing 9 gilt stars, in a blue ring bearing 9 white clouds on an 8 point star of 32 double-pointed, white enameled silver rays, superimposed on 8 large double-pointed gilt rays enameled alternately blue and white, and with (blank) rays in the angles. Chinese characters in frame, with pin, in original case with indication "Special Slass of the Order of the Common Honour" in Chinese characters"
Lets take a close look at this special class, cause I have one in my collection
Tung-Kuang –Hsun-Chang
This order was established on March 5, 1943 in 9 classes “to commemorate the return of the national government to Nanking on that day” (although another Japanese reference book gives the date of establishment as 25 February 1943).
This order have typical Chinese design and manufacture, as is the sash and also the presentation case, which is of brocade silk. The badge of the Special Grand Cordon has a 5 point star in white, in a red ring bearing nine gilt stars, in a blue ring with nine white clouds, on an 8 point star of narrow rays, on 8 large double-pointed rays enameled alternately and it is suspended from a gilt cloud design which is suspended from a gilt ball-tipped 5 point star. The sash is 100mm unwatered raw silk, red with 19mm yellow edges. The breast star is (blank) mm, gilt, and has a (blank) mm silver 5 point star on white in a red circle bearing 9 gilt stars, in a blue ring bearing 9 white clouds on an 8 point star of 32 double-pointed, white enameled silver rays, superimposed on 8 large double-pointed gilt rays enameled alternately blue and white, and with (blank) rays in the angles. Chinese characters in frame, with pin, in original case with indication "Special Slass of the Order of the Common Honour" in Chinese characters"
Lets take a close look at this special class, cause I have one in my collection
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Case
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Sash badge obverse
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Reverse
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Details
Typical chinese enamels
Typical chinese enamels
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Suspension
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Seal
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Breast star
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Details
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Seal
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Sash
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I like the breast star. Have pictures of how it was worn?Japanx ha scritto:Breast star
Sii il vento, e non la foglia - С уважением, filo
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Damn heavy too.
Three pieces construction
Three pieces construction
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Japanx ha scritto: Three pieces construction
How were assembled? I do not see rivets. (Come sono stati assemblati? Io non vedo rivetti).
Sii il vento, e non la foglia - С уважением, filo
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Indeed, there is no rivet.
I guess cold wending of some kind.
By the way, this is another interesting feature of this set.
All other sets that I saw (four sets are known as per today ) had breast stars with screw construction.
I guess cold wending of some kind.
By the way, this is another interesting feature of this set.
All other sets that I saw (four sets are known as per today ) had breast stars with screw construction.
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Molto Jugoslavo-Ungherese.Japanx ha scritto:Indeed, there is no rivet.
I guess cold wending of some kind.
By the way, this is another interesting feature of this set.
All other sets that I saw (four sets are known as per today ) had breast stars with screw construction.
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Sii il vento, e non la foglia - С уважением, filo
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Beautiful piece
Why 9 classes...
Why 9 classes...
Кто к нам с мечом придет тот от меча и погибнет
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Is this a second class?
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Кто к нам с мечом придет тот от меча и погибнет
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Aha!filo ha scritto:Japanx ha scritto:Molto Jugoslavo-Ungherese.
Only a little bit more pricey
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Typical practice for chinese and japanese orders.SergioV ha scritto: Why 9 classes...
Why nine?
At first because of the
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine-rank_system
Later - because of the tradition.
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It sure isSergioV ha scritto:Is this a second class?
9 stars = 1 class
8 stars = 2 class
7 stars = 3 class
6 stars = 4 class
5 stars = 5 class
4 stars = 6 class
3 stars = 7 class
2 stars = 8 class
1 star = 9 class
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Seal on the back of 1st-9th classes looks like this
seal of the special class looks like that
seal of the special class looks like that
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