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ID: 300380025
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300380025

 

Record Type: concept
shakudo (copper alloy, <copper and copper alloy>, ... Materials (hierarchy name))

 

Note: Traditional Japanese alloy of copper and gold. It is often subjected to a chemical process that produces a blue-black patina. Shakudo has historically been used for ornamental fittings as on katana.
 
Terms:
shakudo (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)
shakudo (Dutch-P,D,U,U)
shaku-do (C,U,English,UF,U,U)

Facet/Hierarchy Code:  M.MT

Hierarchical Position:

Hierarchy of Materials Facet
Materials Facet
Hierarchy of Materials (hierarchy name)
.... Materials (hierarchy name) (G)
Hierarchy of materials (substances)
........ materials (substances) (G)
Hierarchy of <materials by composition>
............ <materials by composition> (G)
Hierarchy of inorganic material
................ inorganic material (G)
Hierarchy of metal
.................... metal (G)
Hierarchy of <metal by composition or origin>
........................ <metal by composition or origin> (G)
Hierarchy of nonferrous metal
............................ nonferrous metal (G)
Hierarchy of <copper and copper alloy>
................................ <copper and copper alloy> (G)
Hierarchy of copper alloy
.................................... copper alloy (G)
Hierarchy of shakudo
........................................ shakudo (G)

Additional Notes:
Dutch ..... Traditionele Japanse legering van koper en goud. Deze wordt vaak onderworpen aan een chemisch proces waardoor een blauwzwart patina ontstaat. Shakudo wordt van oudsher gebruikt voor sieronderdelen van bijvoorbeeld samoeraizwaarden. 

Related concepts:
material for ....  katana
......................  (<swords by form>, swords, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) [300386050]
material for ....  tsuba
......................  (guards (weapons components), edged weapon components, ... Components (hierarchy name)) [300312096]

Sources and Contributors:
shakudo............  [GCI Preferred, RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred, VP Preferred]
.................  AAT-Ned (1994-)
.................  AATA database (2002-) accessed 29 November 2012
.................  Grove Art Online (2008-) accessed 29 November 2012
.................  MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online: CAMEO (2005-) accessed 29 November 2012
.................  Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-) accessed 29 November 2012
.................  UvA Talen
shaku-do............  [GCI, VP]
.................  MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online: CAMEO (2005-) accessed 29 November 2012
 
Subject: .....  [VP]
 
Note:
English .......... [GCI, VP]
.......... AATA database (2002-) accessed 29 November 2012
.......... Grove Art Online (2008-) accessed 29 November 2012
.......... MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online: CAMEO (2005-) accessed 29 November 2012
.......... Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-) accessed 29 November 2012
Dutch .......... [RKD, AAT-Ned]
.......... AAT-Ned (1994-)
.......... UvA Talen

 

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