Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Golden Kite, I Class Grand Cordon, Taylors Copy Auction each of the buttons maker

each of the buttons maker marked "GAUNT LONDON" on their reverses

This ship served in the Home Fleet out of Harwich

19 mm (w) x 43

the four panels having been taped together)

but the grip slightly loose - most likely from shrinkage of the wood through age

Japan, Empire. An Order Of The Golden Kite, I Class Grand Cordon, Taylors Copy Auction each of the buttons maker(). Instituted February 12, 1890. A modern talyors copy of this order, comprising a badge in bronze gilt, an eight point red enamelled star with multiple smooth rays , superimposed on the obverse sits a blue enamelled golden kite with yellow enamelled crossed swords with silver hilts atop the arms and a red flag at 3 and 9 oclock presenting heraldic mitsutomoe devices and a silver, green, purple and blue enamelled feature superimposed on the kite,