Katazome-shi 060 Size:Half Sheet - 18 x 24" are stored in bolts

are stored in bolts

A father and son make our Akebono papers in the traditional way in a small Japanese village

A pretty tone-on-tone pattern of roses climbs across this delicate

and certainly each batch of handmade papers will have slight variations in weight

handmade paper

Katazome-shi 060 Size:Half Sheet - 18 x 24" are stored in bolts"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