金きん唐から革かわ

noun

gold-patterned leather; kin-karakawa

A thin leather decorated with gold patterns, introduced from Europe during the Edo period. Used for luxury items such as tobacco pouches and sword fittings. Now primarily a historical term.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だい、金きん唐から革かわは高こう級きゅうな煙草たばこ入いれなどに使つかわれた。

  During the Edo period, gold-patterned leather was used for luxury tobacco pouches and the like.