JapanX Posted October 11, 2012 Posted October 11, 2012 "was going through my miscellaneous Japanese collection and ran across this beautiful ..." (copyright©Richard LaTondre) ... original Great East Asia War Medal. Hopefully Brian gonna like this one ...who knows perhaps some day one of the members will actually find an original....
JapanX Posted October 11, 2012 Author Posted October 11, 2012 The ribbon is later replacement. Let`s examine "water marks" ;)
Dieter3 Posted October 11, 2012 Posted October 11, 2012 What specifically gives this away as an original? I don't know that I'd trust one to be so unless a Japanese expert was specifically able to identify one as such. You're right about the ribbon!
JapanX Posted October 11, 2012 Author Posted October 11, 2012 I don't know that I'd trust one to be so unless a Japanese expert was specifically able to identify one as such. Your fellow Russian expert identify this one as such You're right about the ribbon! Of course I am What specifically gives this away as an original? Simply compare your post war replicas with this piece... and pretty soon you'll be an expert :whistle:
Dieter3 Posted October 11, 2012 Posted October 11, 2012 Hmmmm. There is so much variation in all of these replicas. Help me out here! What specific parts am I looking at that I need to compare? What is distinctly different? I have no doubt they are there, but what to look for? Any differences aren't jumping out at me.
JapanX Posted October 11, 2012 Author Posted October 11, 2012 There is so much variation in all of these replicas. Not that many ... We both know this What is distinctly different? Try #15 and kanji style in #16 ;)
JapanX Posted October 12, 2012 Author Posted October 12, 2012 I don't know that I'd trust one to be so unless a Japanese expert was specifically able to identify one as such. Until the arrival of specifically able Japanese expert ... These two medals are originals too (although the photos are terrible) http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/19304-great-asian-war-medal/page__hl__+great%20+east%20+asia%20+medal#entry185985 http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/48556-great-east-asia-war-medal/page__hl__%2Bgreat+%2Beast+%2Basia+%2Bmedal Let's hope their owners didn't throw them away after discussion
Dieter3 Posted October 13, 2012 Posted October 13, 2012 Try #15 and kanji style in #16 Are my eyes working now? :lol:
JapanX Posted October 13, 2012 Author Posted October 13, 2012 (edited) Are my eyes working now? What exactly Mr. Smile didn't like? P.S. Talking about eyesight - the eyes and mouth of Mr. Smile are uneven :lol: Edited October 13, 2012 by JapanX
Dieter3 Posted October 14, 2012 Posted October 14, 2012 What exactly Mr. Smile didn't like? It would appear that the "suspension" - or whatever we want to call the part that is attached to the medallion - has a distinctly different shape than the replicas - appears to be a bit longer and more curvy. No? Mr. Smile likes it! Unless he's wrong. P.S. Talking about eyesight - the eyes and mouth of Mr. Smile are uneven That's my professional artistic ability manifesting thanks to the extremely advanced graphic design software I am using. :lol:
JapanX Posted October 14, 2012 Author Posted October 14, 2012 It would appear that the "suspension" - or whatever we want to call the part that is attached to the medallion ... You get that right That's my professional artistic ability manifesting thanks to the extremely advanced graphic design software I am using. Groovy! :lol:
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