gold paper; gold cloth; gold ground
Refers to paper, cloth, or a surface that is covered with or made of gold, often used in traditional crafts like folding screens or decorative arts.
This folding screen has pine trees painted on a gold ground.
金地の紙に書をしたためる。
I write calligraphy on gold paper.
gold bullion standard
Compound of 金 (きん, 'gold') and 地 (じ, 'ground, base, material'). The reading きんじ follows standard on'yomi.