Mandalay Gold Leaf - Jezsik

Making gold leaf is a long and complex undertaking.

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jezsik > Gold leaf ready for trimming.

jezsik > The shop's top gold leaf trimmer displays the product from the pounders.

jezsik > Peeling the gold from the bamboo sheets.

jezsik > Squares of gold leaf placed gingerly on the paper backing.

jezsik > Bamboo sheets are prepared in a dark and very humid room by a group of women.

jezsik > A gold pounder displays his personal hammer.

jezsik > The gold is stacked between sheets of bamboo wrapped in leather, held together by bamboo and strapped against a stone.

jezsik > The gold pounders lean against a rail and pound the gold leaf stack between their feet.

jezsik > The gold pounders pose for a formal portrait.

Gold leaf ready for trimming.

> Gold leaf ready for trimming.

Gold leaf ready for trimming.

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