Traditional method of making gold leaf as thin as 1/10,000th of a millimeter, is one of 17 Japanese architectural craftsmanship listed in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritages of Humanity. This ...

The city of Kanazawa produces most of Japan's fine gold leaf, but there aren't enough young people to take over the craft. The same situation is playing out for small family businesses across Japan.

Sakuda Gold Leaf Co.Ltd Kanazawa Euronews "It has been made in Kanazawa for 400 years." Says Kenichi Teramoto, who works in the manufacturing department at Sakuda gold Leaf Co. Ltd .

In the 1700s, there were about 300 artisans making gold leaf in the city. Now there is just Marino Menegazzo, who is also one of very few remaining in Europe.

How the Thinnest Burmese Gold Leaf Is Made In Burma, goldworking skills have been passed down over generations. Here's a look at the painstaking process required to produce the fine gold leaf that ...

At an ancient Egyptian temple, rare traces of gold leaf and graffiti were uncovered. A team of researchers from the Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg, Germany, made the discovery during ...