the present time.Shibu-ichi is composed of cop-per and silver in varying pro-portions, so as to get the desiredshade. In order to make adarker shibu-ichi called kuro-shibu-ichi, to three or four partsof silver ten of shakudo areused. Shakudo is obtained bycombining one hundred parts ofcopper with… … UN UNNi 97 yapa?iese Art and Artists of To-Day.—V. Metal-Work Japan until quite recently three distinct groupsof artists in metal-work, each possessing adistinct character. One was what might betermed the Kyoto style, which was for genera-tions the characteristic note of the distinguishedGoto…
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