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Kozuka: (front) Fish and Water Motif; (back) diagonal inlays of shakudo and gold

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Kozuka: (front) Fish and Water Motif; (back) diagonal inlays of shakudo and gold

Place of OriginJapan
Date19th century, Edo Period (1600-1868)
Dimensions3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm)
Mediumgold and silver on a shakudo ground with gold and shakudo on the reverse
ClassificationMetalwork
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1912.888
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DescriptionShakudo is an alloy of copper and gold. Fish roe pattern shakudo ground on front.

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