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    Re: Empress Michiko's Brooches Archived Message

    Posted by Arthur on February 28, 2015, 5:34 pm, in reply to "Empress's Brooch"

    Here is a slightly larger picture. The brooch looks like a silver leaf.


    (Credit: WPA Pool/Getty Images Europe)

    I am not sure this brooch has a British connection. Empress Michiko owns a large number of brooches (often of modern design), either with gems or in metal, whose origin is not publicly known:



    (Credit: Ken Ishii/Getty Images AsiaPac)


    (Credit: Chris Jackson/Getty Images Europe)


    (Credit: Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images AsiaPac)



    (Credit: Junko Kimura/Getty Images AsiaPac)



    (Credit: Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images AsiaPac)


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