fjcp Posted February 18, 2007 Posted February 18, 2007 I found this item on Ebay and I must confess I don't know what it is....It certainly looks Japanese, but that's about it...I'm not going to bid on the item but I thought it was rather interesting.Any thoughts?JC
Ed_Haynes Posted February 18, 2007 Posted February 18, 2007 Taiwanese. Let me check my notes. I have a bad memory for these.
Ed_Haynes Posted February 18, 2007 Posted February 18, 2007 Taiwan. Order of the Auspicious (Briliant?) Star.See:http://www.omsa.org/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=3118http://www.medals.org.uk/taiwan/taiwan005.htmhttp://www.netdialogue.com/yy/Asia/China/R...9/Star/Star.htm
fjcp Posted February 18, 2007 Author Posted February 18, 2007 Thanks Ed for the lightning fast ID Are these rare? It certainly is a good looking item even with the ribbon missing.Thanks!JC
Ed_Haynes Posted February 18, 2007 Posted February 18, 2007 Honestly, JC, I'm never sure. Without anything in the way of a good reference book or any Chinese language skills (my fault, OK), I never pay much attention to these. This looks like maybe a low class, and Liverpool has an 8th class (with mount intact, but a real JOKE ribbon) just now at ?295.00. So . . . who knows. Stick to Mongolia!
fjcp Posted February 18, 2007 Author Posted February 18, 2007 Stick to Mongolia! Don't worry Ed, I'm a loyal mongolian obsessed nutter. I do like the odd Japanese item though, from time to time.I had a look through my brother's Burke's Peerage book and according to it, this is the 2nd class sash badge.To ID the grade of this award one only has to count the number of little gold stars in the red rays. At least for the top grades, the lower grades get blue instead of white rays...Rather interesting really.Cheers and thanks again.JC
Ed_Haynes Posted February 18, 2007 Posted February 18, 2007 As a contributor to the Burke's set, I'd say use it with some care, but that may be right here. Not sure. We really REALLY need a good reference book on pre- and post-revolutionary Chinese gongs.If we knew more, more reliably, it could get interesting. The imperial stuff is lovely.My daily exercise is done, so I am not up to the Burke's set just now . . . .
Marcon1 Posted February 27, 2021 Posted February 27, 2021 A Full set of Chinese Order of The Auspicious Star, a silver gilt and enameled breast star
JapanX Posted February 27, 2021 Posted February 27, 2021 This thread belongs to the chinese secion of the forum. P.S. The correct name of this order 景星勳章/景星勋章/Order of Brilliant Star https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Brilliant_Star
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