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Lit. "gold bronze." Ornamental metal fittings *kazari kanagu 飾金具 made of an amalgam of copper with about 6 percent gold and 3.5 percent silver. The material acquires a blackish-purple shine when steeped in a solution of copper sulphate, ryūsandō 硫酸銅, copper rust *rokushō 緑青, and alum, myōban 明礬.