19th Century Shakudō Monkey/Dog Pendant mizpah having acquired a gorgeous gold

having acquired a gorgeous gold patina

And also a particularly strange excerpt from 'Builders of a Commonwealth

they're too good to pass up

with Austrian marks

and remains in the original fitted presentation box

19th Century Shakudō Monkey/Dog Pendant mizpah having acquired a gorgeous goldDATE: Victorian, c. 1890 Very weird Japanese Shakud pendant formed as a monkey dog creature. It's holding a rope in its mouth, with clover motifs along its back and gold eyes and nose. Shakud is an alloy of gold and copper that, when treated, takes on a black (or sometimes indigo) patina. It's one of the irogane colour metals traditionally used in sword making, door locks, drawer handles, and, in modern times, jewellery. The colour metals are all