Vesta in the form of a book, with a flower seller and child to front and a boy playing a flute while riding a flute. Japanese circa 1890.

Shakudo is a bullion of gold and copper (typically 4% Gold, 96% Copper), mostly designed for its beautiful dark blue-purple patina. It doesn't have a name in most languages other than Japanese. It was widely used in Japan for the manufacture of katana fittings such as tsuba and yatate. Decorative mixed-metal inlays of Japanese origin.

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