Antique Shakudo Kashira Pendant S3 with black enamel accents

with black enamel accents

fashioned in platinum & 18k rose gold

fashioned in 18k gold

featuring a square slide and attached T-bar with an alternating weave motif

Antique Shakudo Kashira Pendant S3 with black enamel accentsMeasuring app. 2 1 4 long (including bail) x 13 16 inch wide, featuring a warrior on horseback shooting arrows. Fashioned in 18k yellow gold, 10k gold, and shakudo. Suspended from an 18 inch, 14k chain. Circa 1880. Kashira is a decorative element attached to the top of a Japanese samurai sword. Shakudo is a Japanese metalwork technique where different colors of metal (yellow gold, silver, and or copper) are inlaid into a darkened copper base.