Vancroft & Co
Sakura
Sakura
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Sakura Earrings
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- Solid metal, never plated. .999 fine silver or bronze all the way through.
- Poured and finished in Vermont. By our family, one at a time, in small batches.
- Weighted to be worn. Substantial on the chest, sits clean under or over a shirt.
- Made to pass down. No plating to wear off, no trend to outgrow.
Eight petals, faceted by hand, the stamens standing proud of the center.
A cherry tree blooms for about a week. Then the whole thing goes at once — not browning on the branch, not hanging on past its time, but dropping at full colour while there is still nothing wrong with it.
The samurai took it as their emblem for exactly that reason. A man who expects to die well does not spend his life negotiating for a few more days of it. Japan still tracks the bloom front north across the country every spring and people go out and sit under the trees the whole week it lasts, because they know what the week is worth.
Poured solid in a single piece, each petal chisel-cut into flat planes so the light breaks across them instead of running smooth. Darkened deep in the center and between the petals.
It drops at full colour. That was the point.
Specifications
- Hand poured solid — .999 fine silver or bronze
- 1.50" tall × 1.14" wide
- Hand-oxidized recesses, polished high points
- 0.16" black braided leather cord, 22", gunmetal magnetic barrel clasp
- Signed Certificate of Authenticity
- Poured and finished in Vermont
Sakura is such a beautiful piece. It can be worn as every day piece or elegant evening wear. Love this piece!!
Package well. The wax and leather straps on box’s beautifuly done . Jewelry better than pictured. 100% satisfied.