Papermaking in Japan
Papermaking has taken place in different areas of Japan for a long time. In some cases, the papermaking business financially supported entire towns and regions. For this reason, papermaking traditions …
Course: The Art of Washi Paper in Japanese Rare Books
Varieties of Paper
The primary purpose of paper used for writing and books was to record and transmit information. However, the paper type varied depending on whether the book was to be a …
Types of Japanese paper and their production method
Classification by Raw Material Paper can be divided into four main types based on the raw material used: Mashi (hemp paper) Paper made from hemp (fig. 1). In Japan, ramie …
Types of washi paper for Japanese traditional books
Although sheets of white paper may look the same and are made using basically the same process, if you look carefully, you’ll notice significant differences. Here we look at these …
The materials used to make Japanese paper
Japanese paper is primarily made from plants. Watch the video to see the main materials used in washi papermaking. Plants used to make paper The plants used to make paper …
How to make Washi paper: Japanese paper making techniques
The next stage is the actual papermaking (sheet-formation) process. How to make Washi papers by pouring or dipping The two main methods to make paper are the “pouring” or gyōshi …
The Papermaking Process
Let us learn about the papermaking process, from plant to finished sheet. From this point on, we will look at the various steps of the papermaking process. It usually starts …
Books and paper
As of course we all know, books are made of paper. From the type of paper used we can tell where the book was made. What’s more, the paper is …
What is paper?
Unlike other cultures which employed materials such as papyrus, bamboo, wood, parchment, etc. in their writing culture; Japan, from the offset, used paper. The introduction of paper to Japan was …