Victorian Shakudo Japanese Locket c 1880
$2,950.00
Victorian Shakudo Japanese Locket c 1880
Shakudo is an ancient Japanese alloy of gold and copper that is characterised by its velvety purplish-black color. Shakudo and other mixed metal inlays were traditionally used to craft decorative Japanese sword fittings. Some craftsmen of these sword fittings then incorporated their skills into Western jewellery during the nineteenth century
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