Japan, Manchukuo. An Order of the Auspicious Clouds, I Class Set in Case GTRexclude the lid marked in gold-coloured

the lid marked in gold-coloured ink "CB

he was awarded his Military Medal: "For conspicuous bravery and devotion to duty

Extraordinary Grade badge

A well-preserved Soviet Air Force Colonel’s tunic

In their book Famous Bands of the British Empire

Japan, Manchukuo. An Order of the Auspicious Clouds, I Class Set in Case GTRexclude the lid marked in gold-coloured(Ta Hsan Wei Lan Hua Chang). Instituted on March 1 1934 by Emperor Kang Teh of Machuria. A beautiful and rare set of the Order of the Auspicious Clouds, presenting a sash badge in silver gilt, a four point star with clusters of three rays, the central enamelled in white with each flanking ray in yellow, between each cluster of rays sits a blue enamelled cloud and the space below enamelled in black, the obverse medallion with a central yellow field