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‖ shibuichi|ʃibuˈitʃi|
[Jap., f. shi four + bu part(s) + ichi one.]
An alloy consisting of three parts of copper to one of silver, extensively used by the Japanese on account of its beautiful silver-grey patina. Also attrib.
1880T. W. Cutler Gram. Jap. Ornament 19 The shibu-ichi is inlaid with gold and shakudo. 1902Encycl. Brit. XXIX. 720/1 Neither metal, when it emerges from the furnace, has any beauty, shakudo being simply dark-coloured, and shibuichi pale gun-metal. 1911Ibid. XV. 179 On the surface of a shibuichi box-lid we see the backs of a flock of geese. 1977Times 14 Oct. 17/5 The top priced tsuba..is..made from a Japanese alloy called shibuichi. |