6 Place Japanese Ribbon Bar

[Glider]

Got this Ribbon Bar for 10€ - it was a spontanous buy.

So im a total newbie in Japanese Militaria.


Can someone told me what i got?



Greetings Stefan

[GHP]

Hello Stefan,

I'm not really certain, but the ribbons look similar to:

1. Auspicious Cloud (Manchukuo) 1934-1945
2. Order of the Rising Sun (lower grade)
3. Golden Kite (lower grade)
4. First Sino-Japanese War Medal (1894-5)
5. Russo-Japanese War (1904-05)
6. Taisho Enthronement Medal (1915)

Images below from Rich Catalano's site

1. Auspicious Cloud


2. Order of the Rising Sun


3. Golden Kite


4. First Sino-Japanese War Medal (1894-5)


5. Russo-Japanese War


6. Taisho Enthronement Medal


--Guy

[Jareth]

Really crude construction. Don't like how ribbon overlaps next cutting off ribbon stripe etc

[gunto]

Post war put together.

The owner should have been in the military for prox. 40 years

[imperialjapan]

Post war put together.

The owner should have been in the military for prox. 40 years

I don't think it is post-war. The 1st ribbon is a Sacred Treasure ribbon, not Auspicious Clouds. When the 1st three are place in this order, the furthest left would have been the higher ranking of the three. (For example, a 5th Class St, 6th Class RS, and 7th GK.) The faded pink of the ST ribbon probably threw you off, Guy.

So the known range of the medals is 1894-1915, easily accomplished.

The ribbons are in the proper order. The overlapping I have seen before. Just conjecture, but I imagine that he didn't have a long enough metal bar and just made due.

You can see a lot of variation on ribbon bars, and many are outlandish and obviously made-up. This one isn't one of those, IMO.

Rich

[imperialjapan]

The purchase price is reasonable, too.

[Glider]

Thanks Rich!

I hope I get the bar delivered soon - then i can make better pictures. It´s hard to see but the first ribbon was indeed the "Order of the Sacred Treasure".

I saw the overlapping ribbons on this website to:
http://www.imperialjapanmedalsandbad...ibbonbars.html
You must scroll down a little.


Greetings Stefan

[GHP]

... The 1st ribbon is a Sacred Treasure ribbon, not Auspicious Clouds.

Now how the HECK did I miss that? It's so obvious -- but in my defense, I saw one with a dark blue ribbon. Yeah, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

From Rich's site Order of the Sacred Treasure, 7th and 8th Classes:

[101combatvet]

I like it.... and for the price.... awesome!

It actually looks as though he shifted the ribbons to make room for one more rather than having it re-mounted.

[Glider]

Thanks all!

[JapanX]

This ribbon bar looks like original one.

Sacred treasure ribbon is not faded - this is so called "pink" variation of ribbon that can be found on pieces that came from 1890s-1910s period of time.

Rising sun and golden kite ribbons also completely correspond with this time period.

Cheers,
Nick

[Glider]

Today i got the Bar with the post.

Here some better pic for u.

And its a nice pink Sacred treasure ribbon