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Cut gold leaf, Kirikane
Otsuka Kasen
The Kyoto Museum of Traditional Crafts, FUREAIKAN
Kyoto , Japan
During the process, the thickness of the gold leaf is measured by eye and the leaf is cut to fine stripes sometimes thinner than human hair.
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- Title: Cut gold leaf, Kirikane
- Creator: Otsuka Kasen
- Subject Keywords: Kirikane
- Rights: © Otsuka Kasen, Photo: © Kuwajima Kaoru
- Medium: Gold
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