Starting with Emperor Meiji (reigned 1867–1912), the more Japanese-style ryūei no kan (立纓冠, lit.

The benkan is a crown worn by Japanese emperors in conjunction with kon'e (袞衣, imperial robes) during the enthronement ceremony.

The materials used are copper, thin silk (ra), brocade, crystal, and glass, while the manufacturing process includes forging and gilding.

The openwork is decorated in places with three-dimensional floral ornaments of six-petaled flowers with a colored glass bead in the center.

At the top of the crown is a rectangular board called a benban (冕板) with a gilt-bronze frame covered with black thin silk (ra).

'standing jewels') ornaments of gilt-bronze stems with petals inlaid with colored beads at the tips and in the middle.

The number of chains and jade beads attached to the Chinese mianguan is based on the descriptions and interpretations in Confucian scriptures such as the Rites of Zhou and the Book of Rites, but the style of the Japanese benkan is not confined by such Confucian interpretations.

This style of chain is probably influenced by ancient gilt-bronze crowns and the ornaments on Japanese Buddhist statues.