Vintage Shibayama Locket earrings The band is simply decorated

The band is simply decorated with split shoulders and crafted in 9 carat gold

” - Anaïs Nin

blood-red garnet with foil backing that gives the appearance of dark thunderclouds boiling in the heart of the stone

The powder blue and white

Vintage Shibayama Locket earrings The band is simply decoratedThe Shibayama () technique was created by noki Senz, an Edo haberdasher who lived during the 18th century. Utilising a variety of materials of varying colours and textures from mother of pearl to horn to stained ivory to coral he would inlay small, shaped pieces into a base material such as gold lacquer, wood, or ivory. The technique is named after the town in Chiba prefecture where noki lived, and it flourished under the patronage of the feudal