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SHAKUDO

Shakudo is the legendary Japanese metalwork which was first used on samurai swords until the Japanese government prohibited the wearing of such swords in 1877. It terms of materials, it is gold and silver inlaid into black copper alloy.  Craftsmen started to supply the Western world with stunning pieces which were then mounted into items of jewellery.