Gowland, William, 1842-1922, Japan Society of London · [London? : s.n.] · leaf 12
usse designs. The most ancient examples of the use of gold are copperand bronze penanular rings called kinkwan, which areenclosed in thin sheets of the metal. One of these of bronze,,from a burial-mound assigned to the second or third centuryB.C., is the earliest known to me. Some remarkable…
Art metal-work · Metallurgy · Metal-work
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