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More like Satoru Nakahara P.S. Nice docs.

This treasure belongs to late 30s, early 40s time period

新高 - Nītaka Name of the ship

Yes, this is our guy https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/新高_(防護巡洋艦) 小林研蔵 中佐：1914年8月13日 - 1914年10月30日

Nice clear pictures His name was 小林研藏 - Kenkura Kobayashi Regarding vice-admiral. Most likely somebody mistook him (maybe unintentionally) with Masami Kobayashi .小林仁 See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masami_Kobayashi Regards, Nick

The sharpness of your photo is too low for me to read it.

Issued on November 30, 1905 To 海軍少佐 / Kaigun-shōsa / Lieutenant-commander He also had 5th class rising sun order His name was

Original cross. Marked 84.

Mikhailovsky Artillery Academy Graduation Badge

The last one was issued by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dai_Nippon_Butoku_Kai

Cavalry Officer School (ОКШ - Офицерская Кавалерийская Школа) graduation badge. Doesn`t look very promising.

This one is chinese.

Fantasy fake.

To tell you the truth - I don`t remember where I got this scan. Guess this photo was sold at some auction. Do you have his medal bar? Regards, Nick

Yellow ribbon has these 興亞 - Koa Could be medal from 興亞會 https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%88%88%E4%BA%9E%E6%9C%83 Could be something else ... Two lower hieroglyphs at red one are 力 - strength, power 會 - society

I was able to figure out only two kanji (left column - first and the third) 正 ? 聿

Very nice badge. Original case for these one Mint Unfortunately I am unable to translated the reverse inscription (the image is too blurred + these are handwritten kanji)

Nice find man. Congrates

Congratulations on your new acquisition

Nope. Only officials.

This is a badge of imperial attendant. At obverse 大禮使, where 大 - big 礼 - ceremony 使 - make These badges were made by japan mint. Original case for this badge should look like this one

This one looks nice too

The piece that M&E sold back in 2011 was a 3rd class badge. It has a ring for neck ribbon Any photos of this one?

Yes, I see a picture in your first post. Looks like original piece. Chinese made (indeed they used golden grain base). 2nd class. You are trying to compare incomparable Piece that was sold in 2011 by Morton and Eden was a french made piece (most likely by Chobillion) Here it is Take a look at these marks So that is quite natural that medallions are different

Give us a link or post some pictures