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    fundamiji

    …of gold or silver (maruko) are usually used for fundamiji. Maruko can be produced by lightly grinding gold or silver flakes between two filelike steel surfaces. A sieve is used to separate the fine grains from the coarse. During the Heian period (794–1185), uneven grains of gold produced by…

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    …of gold or silver (maruko) are usually used for fundamiji. Maruko can be produced by lightly grinding gold or silver flakes between two filelike steel surfaces. A sieve is used to separate the fine grains from the coarse. During the Heian period (794–1185), uneven grains of gold produced by…

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