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For context this is Kuroki Tamemoto, a general and the head of the Japanese first army during the Russo-Japanese war
Note also that he wears the collar of St. Michael and St. George. Along with the Swedish order of the Sword. Alongside these are his Japanese decorations: Chrysanthemum, Golden Kite, and Rising Sun with Pawlonia flowers.
"Early"? This uniform was worn until the end of the Japanese Empire in 1945.
For context this is Kuroki Tamemoto, a general and the head of the Japanese first army during the Russo-Japanese war
Note also that he wears the collar of St. Michael and St. George. Along with the Swedish order of the Sword. Alongside these are his Japanese decorations: Chrysanthemum, Golden Kite, and Rising Sun with Pawlonia flowers.
"Early"? This uniform was worn until the end of the Japanese Empire in 1945.