Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Golden Kite, I/Ii Class Star, C. 1900 Newly Listed 94 mm (w) x 36

94 mm (w) x 36

A very fine example

lightly hand scratched lettering "SLIF/98 I/T/-"

containing 384 pages printed in white ink on a thin white paper stock

in silver and red and white enamels

Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Golden Kite, I/Ii Class Star, C. 1900 Newly Listed 94 mm (w) x 36( Kinshi Kunsho). Instituted 12 February 1890 by Emperor Meiji in commemoration of Jimmu Tenn, the Romulus of Japan. I or II Class. A large silver gilt eight pointed star, each point composed clusters of individual enameled rays, obverse centre presenting a blue enameled golden kite (the messenger of the kami as described in the ancient Japanese chronicle Nihon Shoki, which helped Emperor Jimmu defeat his enemies in battle), with two yellow enameled