Re: Japanese imperial jewels: why always "white" jewels? Archived Message
Posted by Pedro on October 3, 2014, 1:37 pm, in reply to "Re: Japanese imperial jewels: why always "white" jewels?"
Here a photo from the State Banquet in honour of the King of Morocco. The Empress wore a substantial diamond brooch which seems to have a coloured centre element and a small pendant. Maybe emeralds. Also an exception to the white/whitish gowns HIM wears in almost all State Banquets. --Previous Message-- : The same question has occurred to me, Arthur. : I have no idea as to why this is so, but I : believe (from various books) that the Royal : Household Agency controls almost every : aspect of the lives of members of the : Imperial family and that strict conventions : are followed. : Whether members of the Imperial family might : wear coloured jewels in private is something : which I know nothing about. : The Japanese practice stands in sharp : contrast to other Asian Royal families. For : example, Queen Sirikit has a breathtaking : collection of coloured jewels, as does the : wife, daughters and daughter-in-law of the : Sultan of Brunei, as well as many of the : ladies in the various Malaysian royal : families. : I hope we can have a thread on the jewels of : the Brunei Royal family sometime, as their : jewels are outstanding. : :
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