the art of gold beating

Gold beating

Updated on: 7th Sep 2020

Origin: Myanmar

Set of: 2

Gold leaf beaters

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Making Gold Leaf

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One stage of producing gold leaf is to beat it repeatedly in a mould. In a gold leaf factory in Mandalay.
The small pieces of gold have been put in between sheets of bamboo paper and cut to size ready for placing in the frames for pounding.