Re: Japanese imperial jewels: why always "white" jewels? Archived Message
Posted by Torkel  on October 5, 2014, 9:07 am, in reply to "Re: Japanese imperial jewels: why always "white" jewels?"
I am fairly certain the present Empress wore coloured stones (possibly amethysts) for a dinner in Trondheim during the state visit to Norway in May 2005. The banquet took Place at Stiftsgården in Trondheim on 12 May 2005, and was hosted by Queen Sonja and the CP couple. It was not a tiara event (the state banquet had taken place in Oslo a couple of days earlier).
I remember thinking it was unusual for the Empress to wear coloured stones. Sadly, I am unable to find any pictures of the event online.
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: I found this portrait of Empress Nagako.
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: mentioned by Ashdean, but HIH is wearing
: what looks to be sapphires in her ring and
: bracelet.
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: I seem to remember that the current Emperors
: mother at a state banquet in the UK wore a
: sapphire bracelet and ring with her
: magnificent diamond parure
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: Here a photo from the State Banquet in
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: 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.
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: 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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