Yūri-kinsai (釉裏金彩) is a gold leaf-application technique used in Japanese pottery and porcelain.
Before firing and glazing the vessel, the leaves are cut or carved into the desired shapes and then applied to the lacquered surface.
In the final stage sometimes two coats of soda glaze are applied to the surface in separate firings.
[2] The different thicknesses create the contrast of the pattern and with the glaze giving the vessel a visual dimension.
1979), a member of the Japan Kōgei Association, works with a technique called yūri-hakkinnsai (釉裏白金彩), which uses platinum.