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In 1929 Prince Henry travelled to Japan to award the Order of the Garter to Emperor Hirohito, an honour that had been conferred on the two previous emperors. In a letter to George V, the Prince wrote 'We had the investiture which was a very impressive ceremony and luckily none of us made a mistake. I found it very difficult walking backwards wearing a mantle!' Colonel Sir Howard Kerr, Prince Henry's equerry remarked in a letter that the Royal party was returning with nearly 'a ship load of presents.'

Attributed to Shunko

SEAL SHUNKO AND DATED SHOWA 3 [1928]

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Attributed to Shunko
Seal Shunko and dated Showa 3 [1928]
Ink and colour on silk, of a group of noble ladies watching the moon from the side of a lake, a man in a boat plays a flute in the distance
33 5/8 in. (85.5cm.) x 46 5/8 in. (118.5cm.)

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