Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Golden Kite, I/Ii Class Star, C. 1900 Newly Listed of Eden Hall

of Eden Hall

c1921-1939 - Exterior of the hardshelled helmet in bear fur

the ball finial bent and listing to one side

Joseph Gagnon

5 mm (w) x 48

Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Golden Kite, I/Ii Class Star, C. 1900 Newly Listed of Eden Hall( Kinshi Kunsho). Instituted 12 February 1890 by Emperor Meiji in commemoration of Jimmu Tenn, the Romulus of Japan. I or II Class. A large silver gilt eight pointed star, each point composed clusters of individual enameled rays, obverse centre presenting a blue enameled golden kite (the messenger of the kami as described in the ancient Japanese chronicle Nihon Shoki, which helped Emperor Jimmu defeat his enemies in battle), with two yellow enameled