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Victorian Japanese Shakudo Pin with Frogs and Lantern
Item No. PMV1001164
A Victorian shakudo plaque pin depicting two frolicking frogs, one of which is holding a paper lantern. Circa 1870.
Shakudo is a type of Japanese mixed metalwork that is characterized by its velvety, purplish-black color. Japanese mixed metalwork was traditionally used to craft decorative sword fittings; some of these sword fittings were incorporated into Western jewelry in the latter part of the nineteenth century.
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