This buckle is made on a hand-wrought sterling silver base with floral patterning composed of 14k rose gold, 14k yellow gold, sterling silver, and silver/copper mokume gane. Mokume gane, Japanese for “wood grain metal," is an alloying technique that fuses several layers of precious metals to produce beautiful multi-color blending and rippling patterns. This is a wonderful example of mokume gane—oftentimes the patterns are almost too small to see with the naked eye, but expert technique and clever color selection have given these pieces the perfect balance of subtlety and visibility.
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