Gold-dusted copper

Japanese: 金泥銅 - きんでいどう
Gold-dusted copper

...Amalgam is made by mixing gold or silver with mercury, which is then applied to the polished copper surface, then heated over charcoal to evaporate the mercury and fix the gold or silver. This technique has long been called 'kondo' or 'kindeido'. Most cast Buddhist statues from the Asuka and Nara periods were gilt bronze, and the majority of Buddhist altar fittings and other metalwork were also gilded.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "gold dust copper" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…金または銀を水銀に混ぜてアマルガムをつくり,これを磨きあげた銅の表面に塗布したのち,炭火で加熱して水銀を蒸発させ,金または銀を定着させる,いわゆる〈けしめっき〉(金消)である。この技法は古くから金銅(こんどう)または金泥銅(きんでいどう)という名で呼ばれている。飛鳥・奈良時代の鋳仏像は金銅仏が大部分で,仏具その他の金工品も鍍金のものが大多数を占めている。…

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