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... gold or silver . In this technique the design is paint- ed in lacquer , and gold or silver powder is sprinkled over it ; when the lacquer is dry , another coat is applied on the design to fix the powder ; rō - iro - urushi ( black ...
... gold or silver . In this technique the design is paint- ed in lacquer , and gold or silver powder is sprinkled over it ; when the lacquer is dry , another coat is applied on the design to fix the powder ; rō - iro - urushi ( black ...
Page 215
... gold system , arrangement set up to protect international monetary reserves from the pressure of higher gold prices ; monetary gold used as reserves would sell at a fixed price and gold used as an ordinary commodity would sell at a ...
... gold system , arrangement set up to protect international monetary reserves from the pressure of higher gold prices ; monetary gold used as reserves would sell at a fixed price and gold used as an ordinary commodity would sell at a ...
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... gold and silver were discovered just north of this site in 1875 . Gold mining continued until the 1950s , and many shafts lie directly under the town . In 1960 , there was some processing of mine waste heaps and underground mining may ...
... gold and silver were discovered just north of this site in 1875 . Gold mining continued until the 1950s , and many shafts lie directly under the town . In 1960 , there was some processing of mine waste heaps and underground mining may ...
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