Gold processing at a workshop in Kanazawa, Japan.
Rights: Eckhard Pecher, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ Published 17 September 2009 Size: 1.3 MB Referencing Hub media

Gold foil is used in gilding, which is a technique of applying a thin layer of gold to a surface.

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