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April 2023 Hong Kong Auction 23-26 Apr 2023
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JAPAN. Marriage of Crown Prince Yoshihito & Sadako Kujo Bronze Medal, Year 33 (1900). Osaka Mint. NGC MS-65 Brown.
AJN, Vol. XLIV, No. 4 (October, 1910), pl. 21, II. Diameter: 55mm. Obverse: Two fans over floral arrangement, the fan in the back bearing a design with plum flowers (Yoshihito), the fan in the front being plain (Sadako); the floral arrangement is composed of chrysanthemum and wistaria, representative of the imperial pair; around, border of eight clouds, possibly indicating the sansai (heaven, earth, and man) and go-un (clouds of good augury); Reverse: Inscription in five vertical lines of Yamoto wa-sun style, all within recessed cartouche of kakemono style.
Estimate: $200 - $400
AJN, Vol. XLIV, No. 4 (October, 1910), pl. 21, II. Diameter: 55mm. Obverse: Two fans over floral arrangement, the fan in the back bearing a design with plum flowers (Yoshihito), the fan in the front being plain (Sadako); the floral arrangement is composed of chrysanthemum and wistaria, representative of the imperial pair; around, border of eight clouds, possibly indicating the sansai (heaven, earth, and man) and go-un (clouds of good augury); Reverse: Inscription in five vertical lines of Yamoto wa-sun style, all within recessed cartouche of kakemono style.
Estimate: $200 - $400