Shakudo Nanako-Ji Takabori Iroe Zogan Kozuka

Reference Number	FK-10332
Title	[ Hunting ]
Time	During the Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Inscription	No Inscription
L x W x H	9.6 x 1.4 x 0.4 cm
Weight	20 g
Material	Shakudo (alloy of copper and gold)
Box	Wooden Box
Certificate	No Certificate
Description	It is made from Shakudo. The surface is processed like hard roe (=Nanako-ji). The subject is "Hunting". The motifs are expressed vividly and elaborately in high-relief carving, the Iroe and Zogan inlay methods with gold. A crack is recognized. Although, the Kozuka looks gorgeous.
Price	USD 180

There is a crack.

Features
	This Kozuka is made of Shakudo (alloy of copper and gold).
	The surfaces are processed like hard roe.
	A scene of hunting is expressed in the Iroe technique. Iroe is highly advance inlay technique. Braze very thin golden sheet on an object.