Vintage Shibayama Locket earrings With the fall of the

With the fall of the Napoleonic system in 1814

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

” - Anaïs Nin

A dainty antique ring set with a chunky old mine cut diamond nestled within a cluster of pink paste gemstones

Vintage Shibayama Locket earrings With the fall of theThe 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