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    An Ultimate Test for Dating Golden Kites (in 4th and 5th classes) with "Scattered" Riverts


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    Posted (edited)

    Yep...

    This mysterious type 5 (and type 6) in this classification http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/51156-classification-of-colden-kites-in-4th-and-5th-class-an-attempt/ .

    So does it really exclusively belong to Taisho epoch as I though?

    Here we were having first doubts

    http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/52822-applying-the-golden-kite-dating-classification-a-question-for-japanx/

    Then again http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/51156-classification-of-colden-kites-in-4th-and-5th-class-an-attempt/page-3 (from post # 47)

    Now we know the exact answer ;)

    The answer is solid NO!

    No, it doesn`t exclusively belong to Taisho epoch!

    This type of Kite with "scattered" riverts belong to Meiji/Taisho epoch.

    Why?

    Here comes an answer!

    Edited by JapanX
    Posted

    Please welcome Captain of IJA (holder of the Senior 7th Rank, Decorated 4th Rank, 4th Level of Bravery) Haiasy Masasuke!!!

    Posted

    This photo he gave to Mr. Hagino Masaru as a keepsake of their participation in the Russo-Japanese War.

    The date on reverse of the photo is 1907!!!

    Posted

    I`d like to say huge thank you for my friend Shimbu for sharing this photo with me!

    Let`s take a closer look at his medal bar

    Posted (edited)

    So, now we know for a fact that type 1 came from Meiji and type 7 came from Showa

    Here they are

    Type 1 Meiji vs.Type 7 Showa

    Edited by JapanX
    Posted

    And now we know that type 5 with "scattered" riverts belong to the Meiji/Taisho epoch.

    Here they are together.

    Type 1 Meiji vs.Type 7 Showa vs. Type 5 Meiji-Taisho

    • 3 years later...
    Posted

    Hello to all friends collectors,

    Hello to Nick

    I have in my collection a 5th class G.K. and I have a question : Is my G.K. a Meiji-Taisho epoch ? it seems to me that "Yes" according the Nick's article : "an ultimate test for dating G.K...."  but Am I right ?

    What do you think ? If someone has an opinion on this matter thank for your help.

    Regards

    Patout

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    Posted

     

    17 hours ago, JapanX said:

    Yep.

    Kite is from Showa epoch, but the case is from Meiji/Taisho time period.

    Hello JapanX

    Thank you very much for this answer,

    I am sorry that the medal and the case are not the same epoch, I thought of having a homogeneous set,

    ....too bad, it's a pity.

    Regards

    Patout

    Posted

    Hello
    Thank you very much JapanX

    I keep affectedly these photos for the documentation (photothèque) that I am establishing.

    But... I begin to have a doubt about other kites i have in my collection ...

    Both this below seem to me of era Meiji as well as cases (the box of 7th class is Brown what reminds me in a box of era meiji)...
    but what about exactly !!! I'm afraid !!

    Regards

    Patout

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    Posted
    On 2/9/2013 at 16:49, JapanX said:

    Let`s make a couple of comparisons ;)

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    Thank you for the informative overview!

    But I have a question. On the B/W photograph the center field (which should be blue) appears to be lighter in tone than the 32 rays (which should be red). 

    I was trying to play with the picture, but I cannot get the sender blue field look like on the photograph here... How dod you explain that?

    Posted
    Just now, PATOUT said:

     

    Both this below seem to me of era Meiji as well as cases ...

     

    Correct kites in correct cases ;) 

    Just now, Egorka said:

    How dod you explain that?

    Most likely this happened because of the catchlight. 

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