History of Gold Leaf --- In feudal times, Japanese gold leaf was produced mainly in Kyoto as well as Tokyo, or Edo as it was called in those days, but in Japan it is now manufactured only in Kanazawa city, thus called "Kanazawa Leaf" or "Kaga Leaf"(Kaga is the old name of Kanazawa). The major reason for this fact is that the climate of Kanazawa, especially its water, are suited for the production of gold leaf, with the historical background that Kanazawa has long been one of the greatest cities in Japan of applied fine arts. Although the metal leaf is a kind of material for applied fine arts, it might be well called "applied fine arts" itself owing to its manual prcduction process. There are four kinds of metal leaves, viz. gold, silver, brass and aluminum leaves, each of which is being used various different purposes. The production technique of gold leaf was supposedly introduced into Japan from Asian continent together with Buddhism. The accurate ongin of Japanese gold leaf is unknown, but it apparently dates back to a considerably ancient time because a good deal of gold leaf is being used for many time-honored Japanese temples like Byodoin founded by Yorimichi Fujiwara in 1035, Chusonji Temple by Kiyohira Fujiwara in 1124 and Kinkakuji Temple (or Gold Pavilion) by Yoshimitsu Ashikaga in 1393.

• Luxurious compact mirror by Japanese craftman.
• The Kanazawa leaf is Japanese traditional craft.
• Body size(folding) : 72mm × 72mm × 8mm , Weight : 54g
• Material : resin,gold leaf(urethane coating),glass
• Made in Japan.

Luxurious compact mirror by Japanese craftman.