Shakudo Cufflinks

Antique Japanese Menuki as Cufflinks. Edo period decorative fittings for the sword hilt of fine metal work including the background in shakudo ...

A stunning pair of antique Japanese Shakudo cufflinks, featuring intricate floral designs. Shakudo, a traditional Japanese alloy made of gold and copper, is known for its unique dark...

Exceptional vintage Shakudo cufflinks with Japanese Menuki. Beautiful piece of art, created in Germany back in the 1970. These pair of cufflinks has been crafted in 24 karats yellow gold, .925/.999 sterling silver and blackened patinated bronze (niiro). The mounting is suited with flexibles T bars. The main decorative elements are a pair of genuine Japanese Menukies, depicting two horses, male and female with abundant manes running in different directions. The menukies displayed in this pair are original parts taken from a sword of the Japanese Edo period (1603-1864). Created with an exceptional Shakudo (mix of metals) technique with blackened bronze and carefully chiseled with rich yellow gold of 24 karats They has a combined weight of 16.4 grams and a measurements of 29 mm by 16 mm (1.14 x 0.63 Inches). Stamped, with the European silver assay hallmark, "STERLING". The menuki (目貫) is one of the multiples parts of a katana sword...

A fine pair of antique Japanese mixed metals cufflinks. In bronze & silver with gold embellishments. Each with a sold silver backing and post mounted with a shakudo face of a shisa (シーサー) or shishi (Japanese: 獅子, Chinese: 石獅) with gold eyes and silver eyebrows. Marked to the reverse. Simply a wonderful pair of Japanese cufflinks...

A beautifully crafted pair of antique Japanese Shakudo cufflinks, featuring an elegant wheat husk design (or a similar botanical motif, as it appears) that reflects traditional Japan...

A wonderful pair of novelty, Japanese, 'shakudo' cufflinks set in 14 karat yellow gold. The central components of the cufflinks are likely to have been repurposed from something larg...