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Rare Shakudo Locket Pendant Necklace Bird Rickshaw Mount Fuji Japan Antique
About the Item
Here we have a very rare Japanese Shakudo Locket Pendant with images of a bird or quail in a forest with Mount Fuji in the background on one side and a woman riding in a rickshaw passing a temple on the other side. 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 in front of a large rock with flowers and leaves. The scene is placed with Mount Fuji in the background. The woman in the rickshaw holds her parasol as she is pulled past a temple. The shakudo images are gorgeously rendered. Shakudo lockets are extremely rare and are very desirable. The mixed metals Shakudo locket opens to reveal compartments on both sides. One side has a clear covering.
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 inches (52mm) tall including the bale. Without the bale the locket is 1 1/2 inches (37mm) tall. It is 1 1/4 inches (32mm) wide.
The locket weighs 34 grams.
The listing is only for the locket pendant. The chain is only shown for display.
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- Weight:34 g
- Dimensions:Height: 2 in (50.8 mm)Width: 1.25 in (31.75 mm)
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- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1870 - 1900
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1476213301722
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