“Entuke Kinpaku,goldleaf of Kanazawa Haku” have recently been added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
Kanazawa Haku is gold which is beaten into a paper-like sheet. 99% of the gold leaf produced in Japan is made in Kanazawa and it is essential for decorating lacquerwork, woven cloth, pottery, and Kanazawa’s Buddhist altars.
Reference:Homepage of Kanazawa City, Traditional Arts and Crafts, viewed 22 Decenber 2020, https://www.city.kanazawa.ishikawa.jp/trad_e/gold/goldE.html
