Japanese Niello Cigarette Case with Shrine and Dragon Designs

Vintage Japanese Niello cigarette case extensively decorated…
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Vintage Japanese niello cigarette case extensively decorated shrine and dragon niello designs. with matcher striker to interior of lid. Marked to interior, height 9.5 cm

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  • Niello - A compound made up of lead silver copper and sulphur that is black in colour, and applied to the engraved areas of silver items, thus highlighting the engraving by making the black niello detail stand out from the silver background. It was used on edged weapons from the Renaisance onwards, and also by Russian crafstmen of the19th century.

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