PEÇA QUE PERTENCEU AO MINISTRO DAS RELAÇÕES EXTERIORES MANOEL DE AZEVEDO MARQUES
ORDER OF THE RISING SUN (KYOKUJITSU SHO )
THE ORDER OF THE RISING SUN (JAPANESE: ???, KYOKUJITSU SHO ?) IS A JAPANESE ORDER, ESTABLISHED IN 1875 BY EMPEROR MEIJI OF JAPAN. THE ORDER WAS THE FIRST NATIONAL DECORATION AWARDED BY THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT,[1] CREATED ON APRIL 10, 1875 BY DECREE OF THE COUNCIL OF STATE.[2] THE BADGE FEATURES RAYS OF SUNLIGHT FROM THE RISING SUN. THE DESIGN OF THE RISING SUN SYMBOLIZES ENERGY AS POWERFUL AS THE RISING SUN[3] IN PARALLEL WITH THE "RISING SUN" CONCEPT OF JAPAN ("LAND OF THE RISING SUN").
IT IS THE SECOND MOST PRESTIGIOUS JAPANESE DECORATION AFTER THE ORDER OF THE CHRYSANTHEMUM;[4] HOWEVER THE CHRYSANTHEMUM IS GENERALLY ONLY AWARDED TO POLITICIANS, MILITARY LEADERS, OR ROYALTY. THE MODERN VERSION OF THIS HONOR HAS BEEN CONFERRED ON NON-JAPANESE RECIPIENTS BEGINNING IN 1981 (ALTHOUGH SEVERAL FOREIGNERS WERE GIVEN THE HONOR DURING THE PRE-WORLD WAR II ERA); AND WOMEN WERE AWARDED THE ORDER STARTING IN 2003 (PREVIOUSLY, WOMEN WERE AWARDED THE ORDER OF THE PRECIOUS CROWN).[5] THE AWARDING OF THE ORDER IS ADMINISTERED BY THE DECORATION BUREAU OF OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER. IT IS AWARDED IN THE NAME OF THE EMPEROR AND CAN BE AWARDED POSTHUMOUSLY.
IT CAN BE AWARDED TO JAPANESE AS WELL AS NON-JAPANESE NATIONALS.
THE ORDER CAN BE AWARDED IN ANY OF THESE NINE CLASSES. CONVENTIONALLY, A DIPLOMA IS PREPARED TO ACCOMPANY THE INSIGNIA OF THE ORDER, AND IN SOME RARE INSTANCES, THE PERSONAL SIGNATURE OF THE EMPEROR WILL HAVE BEEN ADDED. AS AN ILLUSTRATION OF THE WORDING OF THE TEXT, A TRANSLATION OF A REPRESENTATIVE 1929 DIPLOMA SAYS:
"BY THE GRACE OF HEAVEN, EMPEROR OF JAPAN, SEATED ON THE THRONE OCCUPIED BY THE SAME DYNASTY FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL,
WE CONFER THE SECOND CLASS OF THE IMPERIAL ORDER OF MEIJI UPON HENRY WATERS TAFT, A CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND A DIRECTOR OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF NEW YORK, AND INVEST HIM WITH THE INSIGNIA OF THE SAME CLASS OF THE ORDER OF THE DOUBLE RAYS OF THE RISING SUN, IN EXPRESSION OF THE GOOD WILL WHICH WE ENTERTAIN TOWARDS HIM.
"IN WITNESS WHEREOF, WE HAVE HEREUNTO SET OUR HAND AND CAUSED THE GRAND SEAL OF THE EMPIRE TO BE AFFIXED AT THE IMPERIAL PALACE, TOKIO, THIS THIRTEENTH DAY OF THE FIFTH MONTH OF THE FOURTH YEAR OF SHOWA, CORRESPONDING TO THE 2,589TH YEAR FROM THE ACCESSION TO THE THRONE OF EMPEROR JIMMU."[6]
THE BADGE FOR THE ORDER OF THE RISING SUN WITH PAULOWNIA FLOWERS, GRAND CORDON IS A GILT CROSS WITH WHITE ENAMELED RAYS, BEARING A CENTRAL EMBLEM OF A RED ENAMELED SUN DISC SURROUNDED BY RED RAYS, AND WITH THREE PAULOWNIA BLOSSOMS BETWEEN EACH ARM OF THE CROSS. IT IS SUSPENDED FROM THREE ENAMELED PAULOWNIA LEAVES ON A SASH IN RED WITH WHITE BORDER STRIPES, AND IS WORN ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER.
THE STAR FOR THE ORDER OF THE RISING SUN WITH PAULOWNIA FLOWERS, GRAND CORDON IS THE SAME AS THE BADGE, BUT WITHOUT THE PAULOWNIA LEAVES SUSPENSION. IT IS WORN ON THE LEFT CHEST.
THE BADGE FOR THE FIRST TO SIXTH CLASSES IS AN EIGHT-POINTED BADGE, IN GILT (1ST-4TH CLASSES), GILT AND SILVER (5TH CLASS), OR SILVER (6TH CLASS), WITH WHITE ENAMELLED RAYS, BEARING A CENTRAL RED ENAMELLED SUN DISC. IT IS SUSPENDED FROM THREE ENAMELLED PAULOWNIA LEAVES (NOT CHRYSANTHEMUM AS THE DECORATION BUREAU PAGE CLAIMS) ON A RIBBON IN WHITE WITH RED BORDER STRIPES, WORN AS A SASH ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER FOR THE 1ST CLASS, AS A NECKLET FOR THE 2ND AND 3RD CLASSES, ON THE LEFT CHEST FOR THE 4TH TO 6TH CLASSES (WITH A ROSETTE FOR THE 4TH CLASS).
THE STAR FOR THE FIRST AND SECOND CLASSES IS AN EIGHT-POINTED SILVER BADGE, BEARING A CENTRAL EMBLEM IDENTICAL TO THE 4TH CLASS BADGE WITHOUT THE PAULOWNIA LEAVES SUSPENSION. IT IS WORN ON THE LEFT CHEST FOR THE 1ST CLASS, ON THE RIGHT CHEST FOR THE 2ND CLASS.
THE BADGE FOR THE SEVENTH AND EIGHTH CLASSES CONSISTS OF JUST A SILVER MEDAL IN THE SHAPE OF THREE PAULOWNIA LEAVES, ENAMELLED FOR THE 7TH CLASS AND PLAIN FOR THE 8TH CLASS. IT IS SUSPENDED ON A RIBBON, AGAIN IN WHITE WITH RED BORDER STRIPES, WORN ON THE LEFT CHEST.
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PAULOWNIA É UM GÉNERO BOTÂNICO PERTENCENTE À FAMÍLIA PAULOWNIACEAE.
SÃO NATIVOS DA CHINA, LAOS E VIETNÃ, E CULTIVADOS POR MUITO TEMPO NA ÁSIA ORIENTAL, PRINCIPALMENTE NO JAPÃO E COREIA. SÃO ARVORES DECÍDUAS COM 10 A 25M DE ALTURA, COM FOLHAS PILOSA ( COBERTAS DE PÊLOS ) GRANDES, ENTRE 15 A 40 CM, DISPOSTAS NAS HASTES DE MANEIRA OPOSTA E ALTERNADA. AS FLORES, DE 10 A 30 CM DA LARGURA, SÃO TUBULARES DE COLORAÇÃO VIOLETA DISTRIBUÍDAS EM PANÍCULAS, SEMELHANTES AS FLORES DA DIGITALIS. A FRUTA É UMA CÁPSULA SECA, CONTENDO MILHARES DE SEMENTES MINÚSCULAS.
O GÊNERO FOI NOMEADO EM HOMENAGEM A ANA PAVLOVNA DA RÚSSIA ] (17951865), FILHA DO CSAR PAULO I DA RÚSSIA.
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