School / Gold Menuki?

[TheGermanBastard]

I wonder abou the school of these Menuki and wheter they are Gold or Bronce?

[Ford Hallam]

They look to be gold to me, but not Goto as the metal is too thin. 

[lonely panet]

ko kinko?????

[PhoenixDude]

waki goto imho

[TheGermanBastard]

Thank you for the thoughts, Does anybody have a cheap oppinion on the value? Thank you

[PhoenixDude]

you buying it or selling it?

[PhoenixDude]

I would say ballpark 800-1k assuming its gold.

[Logan09]

They seem pretty thin to me. And IMO not of high quality. I imagine they only weigh a few grams and I don't know if Menuki are solid gold or if silver is mixed in as well. So I would say there weight in gold +$ because they're menuki.

[TheGermanBastard]

I was looking into buying theme and did not want to overpay.

[Higo-san]

Agree with Logan - I have seen similiar menuki in Japan on sale for around 75.000 Yen. Therefore, be careful, Luis (all is not gold that glitters - even though it may be gold in this case).

[TheGermanBastard]

Thank you for your thoughts.

 

Those Menuki are pretty small 2 cm. Even if solid gold the mere metal value is probably not much. I am very undecided on the quality of the Menuki themselves and feel I'd rather pass on them.

[Ford Hallam]

 I've actually analysed many Edo pieces and menuki are almost never pure gold in my experience. Very minor traces of copper, 1 or 2 percent, and silver, up to 50%, are usually alloyed in. Where they do look more rich in colour they may still contain a significant amount of gold because it was usual the leach any non gold alloy metal out of the surface to create a surface of pure gold.