April 2025 Auction

Lot #61:

Shakudo modified square button of two partridges and plant life..

#61. Shakudo modified square button of two partridges and plant life set in a more modern metal setting. Shakudo is a Japanese billon of gold & copper (typically 4–10% gold, 96–90% copper), one of the irogane class of colored metals, which can be treated to develop a black, or sometimes indigo, patina, resembling lacquer, in which gold, silver & copper metals are inlaid in to the metal base. NBS Medium. (1 1/8")