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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;808 raver, post: 2732350, member: 4654&quot;]Yes the modern stuff is cut very thin by machine rather than by hand and also the materials are copper rather than gold and plastic rather than ivory, the overlays PSI aren&#039;t as many either but it still takes a very skilled person to do these works.&nbsp; </p><p>Unfortunately once the piece is over 100 years or so the laccer starts to degrade and becomes cloudy hiding the intricacy of the overlay.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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