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Rare Shakudo Locket Pendant Necklace Bird Parrot Cockatoo Fan Japan Antique
$1,895
£1,437.88
€1,644.09
CA$2,646.80
A$2,942.88
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Here we have a very rare Japanese Shakudo Locket Pendant with images of a bird or Parrot or Cockatoo sitting in a tree on one side and an open and closed fan on the other. The locket is a stunning example of Shakudo with the grace and proportion of the images and the Japanese aesthetic of asymmetry. The nature inspired image has a bird with a plume sitting in a fabulous tree branch with flowers and leaves surrounding it. The bird may be a parrot, cockatoo or a bird of prey. The image is stunning, particularly in its use of the open black space. The reverse has two fans. One is open and adorned with flowers. The other is closed. The locket dates to circa 1900 - 1920. Shakudo lockets are extremely rare and are very desirable. The mixed metals Shakudo locket opens to reveal compartments on both sides. One side has an insert present. The locket is mixed metals with black enamel.
The Shakudo pieces originated in the Samurai period in Japan and were created by esteemed artists who made ornaments to adorn swords and armor. When the Samurai period ended, these artists moved to making wearable art during the period of the 1870s - 1900. Shakudo is a technique that developed with the Japanese from their tradition of sword making. Sword fittings and shields became highly decorative with the magnificent inlays of alloys of gold and copper. After the wearing of swords was prohibited in 1877, Japanese jewelry artisans transferred their skills to jewelry making. the charm and asymmetry of the designs, often of trees and birds and flowers, attracted the attention of the Western world which was ready at this time to move beyond the overdone symmetry of neoclassicism. During the later part of the 19th century Shakudo (gold and copper) and its counterpart, shibuichi (silver and copper) were immensely popular in the Western market.
The locket is 2 1/8 inches (54mm) tall including the bales. Without the bales the locket is 1 1/2 inches (40mm) tall. It is 1 1/8 inches (30mm) wide.
There is some wear to the black enamel on the bales and along the top edge of the locket.
The locket weighs 20.6 grams.
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- Weight:20.6 g
- Dimensions:Height: 2.2 in (55.88 mm)Width: 1.1 in (27.94 mm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1900-1920
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1476225244752
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