| A tiny long lozenge-shaped gold leaf is used at the tips of petals of ukebana (a flower-like accessory) under the agarigamachi (the horizontal bar at the entrance) of shumiza (dais for a Buddhist statue) of Tamamushi-no-Zushi (literally, Beetle Shrine) owned by Horyu-ji Temple, which is considered as the oldest remaining kirikane-using product in Japan. |
法隆寺所蔵玉虫厨子の須弥座上框下の請花花弁先端部分に小さな長菱形の金箔が施されており、これが国内に現存する最古の截金作品とされる。 |