Mokumé Gane is a decorative metal technique developed in Japan over three hundred years ago. The application of contemporary metallurgical knowledge and solid state bonding techniques provide for development of entirely new Mokumé Gane combinations. A multilayered aluminium alloy is manufactured by the successive hot roll-bonding of two different aluminium alloys. The surface is then embossed with a selected pattern and machined back, exposing the various alloys. A range of suitable alloy combinations has been identified. When anodised, the surface presents the pattern as a strong contrast due to the differing anodising properties of the constituent alloy layers. The anodic coating can then be dyed with a wide range of colours to develop the decorative potential of the technique. -- ICCROM