A DIVISION ONE JAPANESE METAL WORKS PICTORIAL BUTTON

1 Medium size 19th century example of a Japanese musician. This Japanese metal works known as Shibuichi, which differs slightly form the more norm of Shakudo in that the base metal is silver rather than bronze. This example beautifully detailed shows us a musician dressed in a traditional patterned Japanese kimono embellished with gold inlay floral designs (chrysanthemums). Next to the musician rests an open book, likely containing musical notation or lyrics. The instrument is called a shamisen or samisen a 3 stringed long neck instrument. Dimensions: SM=Less than 3/4", Medium=3/4" to 1 1/4". Large=1 1/4" and above, extra large=1 3/4" and above Date or Era: DIVISION 1=PRE 1918 AND DIVISION 3 IS AFTER 1918 Condition Request Condition Report PLEASE NOTE: These buttons for the most part are antique and may have age related wear. We make every effort to point out any significant condition related concerns, but again they are antique and not new. We also cannot be responsible for replaced shanks or issues related to the backs of any buttons on multiple button cards as we do not remove these buttons to re-card them. Please contact us if you would like any further condition reports on any lot.

Estimate:$50

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