Kirikane (literally, cut leaf), which is also called hosogane (literally thinly cut leaf), refers to a traditional technique of creating patterns by using brushes to bond several leaves of gold, silver or platinum together, which are then burnt together and cut into shapes such as narrow rectangles, triangles, diamonds, or circles.
截金・切金（きりかね）は、細金（ほそがね）とも呼ばれ、金箔・銀箔・プラチナ箔を数枚焼き合わせ、細い直線状に切ったり、三角形・菱形・丸型などの形に切った截箔（きりはく）を組み合わせ、筆と接着剤を用いて貼ることによって文様を表現する伝統技法である。