China, Republic. An Order Of The Brilliant Star, I Class Case, C.1941 Archive embarking for home on the

embarking for home on the 12th

on hanger with oak leaves on the protruding ring

the star having been lost to time)

Johnson was killed in a tragic car accident in 1972

the 12 o’clock arm bears a crown and the 6 o’clock arm bears the date “1914” on a black enamel background

China, Republic. An Order Of The Brilliant Star, I Class Case, C.1941 Archive embarking for home on theInstituted in 1941. Hardshelled design on both the lid and base, wooden framed, the exterior with a maroon dimpled cloth covering on all sides, a blue and white enamelled Republic of China sun insignia, resting upon a stylized plum blossom, framed by an open ended wreath and tied with a ribbon at its base, with an inscription in Chinese framed by the ends of the ribbon in gold coloured ink, inside lid lined in white satin, padded, marked and