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    Golden Kite 1 and 2


    dark379

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    Finally i have the Golden kite set 1st class and 2nd with original box, but only the sash is repro. :lol:

    Your dreams come true pretty quick ;)

    No wonder ...

    Now we know who won these auctions and got his 1st class Kite for less than 18 k's :whistle:

    Breast star came from this auction http://www.ebay.com/itm/FIVE-JAPANESE-MEDALS-/200856850646?_trksid=p5197.m1992&_trkparms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D14%26meid%3D3908713423158817387%26pid%3D100015%26prg%3D1006%26rk%3D1%26sd%3D200856850646%26

    Sash badge came from this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-WWII-Japanese-Enamel-Medal-Order-of-the-Golden-Kite-/380629662732?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item589f4bbc0c#ht_562wt_1141

    And the box came from april JapanYahoo auction (I bet the clasp is still broken :whistle:)

    Did I miss anything? :lol:

    Congrats! :beer:

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    Congratulations and thanks for sharing!

    Your patience and persistence certainly paid off and it is great to see a complete set.

    It's like assembling a vintage Spitfire from different parts. The end result is just beautiful.

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    Haha you got it perfectly Mr. Nick, your like a detective of medals :ninja: and Thank you also.... i have fix the broken clasp already, by replacing it came from a repro box also...to avoid accidentally open the box (fall out all the medals :speechless1: ) and to have more safety in the medals.

    Thank you also Drclaw and welcome too. your right need patience and persistence, it is really nice to see a set of it in a box. :lol:

    :cheers: who want some beer :lol:

    :beer:

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    Haha you got it perfectly Mr. Nick, your like a detective of medals :ninja:

    :lol:

    Cool set! :cheers:

    Sash badge and breast star perfectly match ;)

    Only the box is worrying me ...

    Cheers,

    Nick

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    Hi again Mr. Nick Thank you, I will try to find another better box if have a chance, important is the medals are sure real...hehe :lol:

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    Here is some details of the box... what do you think??? :unsure:

    some stain inside the box and the metal have some corrosion.....

    in the lock can see the old one and the replacement that i have made

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    Unfortunately I think this is replica :(

    Although somebody tried very hard to mimic the meiji box script (I wonder why they chose the meiji epoch... ) and artificially aged the box.

    But the script still looks wrong (and inscription itself - there is one excess hieroglyph that shouldn't be on the cover of the meiji box)

    Paulownia leaf also looks wrong ...

    Same goes to the interior material (color and texture).

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    Yes, but it looks like these were made by hand...

    Maybe what we have here are just consequences of this handicraft?

    I am afraid its not the case ...

    All boxes for two higher classes of kites that I saw (from 1895-1905 period of time) had very similar style ...

    Take a look at these additional examples ;)

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    Now let`s examine these kanji under the numeral ;)

    As we know ealier boxes for golden kites (in all classes!) have four kanji under the numeral and later (Showa epoch) have five kanji.

    Take a look at this gallery

    Earlier/Later

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