French-Made Orders of the Rising Sun

Peculiar creatures.

Chobillion-made japanese orders https://asiamedals.info/threads/japanese-orders-and-medals-made-by-chobillion-paris.24624/

Often such order could be found together with cases for foreigners.

you will find typical japanese-made 3rd class order of Rising Sun.



But this time its something completely different.

 

No inscriptions on reverse of the leaf. Class of the badge indefinable.
Ribbon fixation is a typical French one.

 

This table (published by French journal L'Illustration in 1918) will help to answer last question.

Décorations de Guerre.

 

Well, look what we've got here

 

Exactly the same.

 

Enamels.

 

How this french-made piece ended up inside this japanese case for 3rd class?

 

In fact 2 out 3 japanese orders in this french table are french-made pieces.
Only Order of the Golden Kite is 100% japanese-made piece.
This is probably because foreigners coudn`t be awarded with this order.

 

Practically identical.

 

French-made orders of the sacred treasure could be found here https://asiamedals.info/threads/french-made-orders-of-the-sacred-treasure.12857/

 

Back to french-made suns.
Although the next pieces don`t have such strong "french connection" as the previous piece with very high probability they were also manufactured by french workshops.
Order of the Paulownia Flowers of similar craftsmanship https://asiamedals.info/threads/eur...-from-the-collection-of-james-peterson.25485/

1st class badge.

Width 75 mm.
Height 117 mm (inclusive of suspension and horizontally pierced suspension ball).

Sash.

 

Bronze, gilt, enamel.
Size 44.3 x 65.5 mm.

 

Note white flowers at suspension.

Central medallion.

Suspension.

Badge has a two-piece construction.

 

Now the rays have white enamel.

 

Could be another example of french work (if not particularly french then definitely a european one).

 

Very early specimen. Could be also a French-made Rising Sun. The ribbon is Japanese-made (circa 1880s) https://asiamedals.info/threads/non...sing-sun-order-in-hirata-workshop-case.18107/

 

Another badge that is identical to the previous one. Marked with unreadable French maker's mark.

 

4th class /judging by the leaf suspension/.

Gilded metal, enamel.
Size 70 x 45 mm.

 

Gilded silver, enamel.
Size 82 x 54 mm.

 

Gilded silver, enamel.
Size 42 mm.