List of Orchid Blossom Recipients

[DavidS]

I have tried to compile a comprehensive list of recipients of the Order of the Orchid Blossom and this is the best I could manage.

 

From Catalano’s numbers of orders minted I think I have missed a few.

 

I also would like to see photographs of any recipients wearing them, up till now I have only found Pu Yi and Hideki Tojo

 

Could anyone help, please?

 

 

The following were issued with the Order of the Orchard Blossom – JACAR provenance shown in right hand column

 

1	10.05.1935	溥儀	Emperor Pu YI of Manchukuo	J22022283200
2	06.04.1935	昭和天皇	Emperor Hirohito of Japan	J22022283200
3	06.04.1935	香淳皇后	Empress Kōjun of Japan	J22022283200
4	13.04.1935	川島浪速	Naniwa Kawashima
5	28.11.1935	本莊 繁	Shigeru Honjō	A10113189900
6	05.02.1936	貞明皇后	Empress Dowager Jeongmyeong	C04012277900
7	05.02.1936	秩父宮 雍仁親王	Imperial Prince Chichibu-no-miya Yoshihito	C04012277900
8	05.02.1936	高松宮 宣仁親王	Imperial Prince Takamatsu-no-miya Xuanren	C04012277900
9	05.02.1936	閑院宮 載仁親王	Imperial Prince Kan'in-no-miya Yasuhito	C04012277900
10	05.02.1936	伏見宮 博恭王	Prince Fushimi-no-miya Hiroyasu	C04012277900
11	05.02.1936	伏見宮 博義王	Prince  Fushimi-no-miya Hiroyoshi	C04012277900
12	05.02.1936	山階宮 武彥王	Prince Yamashina-no-miya  Takehiko	C04012277900
13	05.02.1936	賀陽宮 恒憲王	King Kaya-no-miya Hengxian	C04012277900
14	05.02.1936	久邇宮 朝融王	Prince Kuni-no-miya Asaakira	C04012277900
15	05.02.1936	梨本宮 守正王	Prince Nashimoto-no-miya Morimasa	C04012277900
16	05.02.1936	久邇宮 多嘉王	Prince Kuni-no-miya Taka	C04012277900
17	05.02.1936	朝香宮 鳩彥王	Prince Asaka-no-miya Yasuhiko	C04012277900
18	05.02.1936	東久邇宮 稔彥王	Prince Higashikuni-no-miya Naruhiko	C04012277900
19	05.02.1936	北白川宮 永久王	Prince Kitashirakawa-no-miya Nagahisa	C04012277900
20	05.02.1936	竹田宮 恒憲王	Prince Takeda-no-miya Tsuneyoshi	C04012277900
21	05.02.1936	閑院宮 春仁王	Prince Kan'in-no-miya Miyaharuhito	C04012277900
22	05.02.1936	昌徳宮 李王	King Yi of Changdeokgung	C04012277900
23	05.02.1936	鄭孝胥	Zheng Xiaoxu - Manchukuo Prime Minister	C04012277900
24	05.02.1936	三笠宮 崇仁親王	Prince Mikasa-no-miya Takahito	C04012277900
25	28.02.1941	羅馬尼亞國王哥華耶爾	King Michael of Romania
26	01.04.1943	東條 英機	Hideki Tojo – Japanese Prime Minister	A10113474500
27	08.05.1943	汪精衞	Wang Jingwei / Yi Xin	huizhang2000
28	24.05.1943	山本 五十六	Isoroku Yamamoto	A10110824100
29	18.07.1944	梅津 美治郎	Umezu Yoshijiro – Army C in C	A10113505700
30	15.09.1941	陸軍少佐西久外	Ueda Kenkichi – Army C in C	A10113408800

 

All 30 recipients issued with - 大勲位蘭花大綬章 -  Ta Hsun Wei Lanhua Chang Ta-shou

Grand Cordon of the Order of the Orchard Blossom Ribbon

                             

Nos. 1. 2, 7, 8, 9. 10, 24, 25, 27 - 大勲位蘭花章頸飾 - Ta Hsun Wei Lanhua Chang King-shin

Grand Cordon of the Order of the Orchid Blossom Collar

 

Nos 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 - Demoted to Commoner by American Occupation Authorities in 14.10.1947

 

Nos. 3, 6 – female awards

 

Nos. 1, 22, 23, 25, 27 - were non-Japanese

[Carol I]

This link is to photos of the awards of King Michael (no. 25 in your list).

[No one]

Dear Gentlemen,

 

His official name and title was Emperor Kangde "康德皇帝 / Kāngdé Huángdì".

 

 

Yours sincerely,

No one

[No one]

Dear Gentlemen,

 

A colored picture:

 

 

Yours sincerely,

No one

[DavidS]

Thank you Carol 1 and No one

 

The only other recipitent shown on a photograph that I have seen is Hideki Tojo 東條 英機

shown as number 26 on my list

 

 

The 40th Prime Minister of Japan 

30.07.1884 -23.12.1944

Awarded 01.04.1943 – see JACAR A10113474500

 

photographs of any other awardees wearing Order of the Orchard Blosson would be greatly appreciated

 

regards

 

David