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thick and strong
The kozo fibre is an unusually long and durable fibre and contributes to the strength of these seemingly delicate papers
The art of washi is an extremely labour intensive process starting with the harvest and preparation of kozo
the pigments absorb deeply into the paper to produce long-lasting colour and the unmistakable look of a print truly made by hand
Katazome-shi 060 776c thick and strong"Katazome shi" literally means stencil dyed papers. Using traditional kimono printing techniques, these elegant bold patterned papers were developed in Kyoto during the 20th century by an inspired soul. Using persimmon dyed kozo as the stencils, and aided by paste and "Kojiro" (soy bean juice), the pigments absorb deeply into the paper to produce long lasting colour and the unmistakable look of a print truly made by hand. While beautiful and
