Gold foil is a thin sheet of hammered gold.
Feb 03, 2023
Gold foil is a thin sheet of hammered gold
Hi，our dear customers , in the few days we will introduce the gold foil leaf to you, such as the history of the gold foil, and how to do make them?
today ,we are talking about the history of the gold foil leaf below:
Gold foil is a thin sheet of hammered gold. Gold because of its good malleability and plasticity, one or two pure gold can be hammered into 1/10 of a millimeter thick, an area of 16.2 square meters of gold foil. That is, one gram of gold can be made into about 0.5 square meters of pure gold foil with a thickness of 0.12μm.
The standard specification of gold foil is 4.33*4.33cm and 9.33cm*9.33cm, other commonly used specifications are 8cm*8cm, 10.9cm*10.9cm, 4.5cm*1.5cm, 2.75cm*2.75cm.
The making of gold leaf was first discovered in the Nile Valley of ancient Egypt. In China, gold leaf is a traditional handicraft of the Chinese nation, which originated from the Eastern Jin Dynasty, matured in the Southern Dynasty, and was popular in Song, Qi, Liang and Chen. Nanjing is the birthplace of Chinese gold leaf. Nanjing is now the world's largest gold leaf production center. In May 2006, Nanjing gold foil forging technique was listed as the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage by The State Council. Gold foil is a thin sheet of hammered gold.
