'Gem-metal' Rectangle Keum-boo Ring, 2022
Oxidised sterling silver, 24K gold foil.
Gold 'Gem': 10 x 6 x 5 x 1.5mm thick ring
MSZ05
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Keum-boo (also Kum-Boo or Kum-bu, means Korean 'attached gold') is an ancient Korean gilding technique used to apply thin sheets of gold to silver, to make silver-gilt.
Keum-boo (also Kum-Boo or Kum-bu, means Korean "attached gold") is an ancient Korean gilding technique used to apply thin sheets of gold to silver, to make silver-gilt.