Amalgam plating

Japanese: アマルガム鍍金 - あまるがむときん
Amalgam plating

…A metalworking decoration technique in which gold or silver is applied to the surface of copper or copper alloy products. It was popular in China from the Warring States period onwards, and in Japan from the Kofun period onwards, but this is known as gold amalgam plating. It takes advantage of the property of mercury to dissolve in all metals except iron, platinum, cobalt, manganese and nickel to form alloys. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "amalgam plating" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…銅または銅合金の製品の表面に金や銀などを付着させる金工加飾技法の一つ。中国では戦国時代以降に盛行し,日本では古墳時代以降にみられるが,これは金アマルガム鍍金である。水銀が鉄,白金,コバルト,マンガン,ニッケル以外のすべての金属と溶けあって合金をつくる性質を利用したものである。…

※「アマルガム鍍金」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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