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Japanese Shakudo Brooch

773E
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Written by Olly Gerrish

This is a beautiful brooch which features a cockerel, spider, ducks and a snail. The material is copper which has been surface coloured. The copper alloys contain a small percentage of gold and are called ‘shakudo’, which in Japanese literally means ‘black gold’. Shakudo harmonizes well with golden yellow, silver white and copper red colours which have been used in this example to great effect. It was made circa 1880.

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773E
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