Japan Japanese awards in 1896 French source

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The other day I was going through some old phaleristik catalogues/books and run into this Armoiries et decorations published in France in 1896.

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In way it is very interesting and funny book full of naïve mistakes.

But japanese section of this (pages 249-355) book really amazed me!

Let’s take a look at it

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Early Hirata piece?

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Now check this out Taiwan owners!

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Reminds me piece from this thread

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Nice color of ribbon!

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Amazing description of Golden Kite Order!!!

Only two classes?!

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I wonder if Armoiries et decorations was one of this

“Old reference books on orders, published both in Japan and Europe, contain many errors in the illustrations and descriptions of Japanese orders”

(Peterson, 3^rd edition, p. 6)

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Interesting that one of the very first american books devoted to awards and decorations Orders, Decorations and Insignia (published in 1921) was much more accurate

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+ section about chinese awards

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The only color plate in the book with japanese order in it