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Shibuichi

Tiffany Shibuichi Vase. c.1874. Photo © Trustees of the British Museum.
Tiffany Shibuichi Vase. c.1874. Photo © Trustees of the British Museum.
Shibuichi is a Japanese alloy used in sheet metal inlay or wire inlay. The technique involves the inlaying of goldsilver, and copper into a darkened silver base. Usually, shibuichi is composed of 75% copper and 25% silver. In contemporary jewelry, it can be found in Mokume Gane.
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