Katazome-shi 060"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

or mitsumata fibres

which means thousand generation (chiyo) paper (gami)

and aided by paste and "Kojiro" (soy bean juice)

The pattern of this delicate

The kozo fibre is an unusually long and durable fibre and contributes to the strength of these seemingly delicate papers

and the strongest

these elegant bold patterned papers were developed in Kyoto during the 20th century by an inspired soul

handmade translucent kozo papers you will understand why

It is the most widely used fibre

all native to Japan

each sheet

handmade paper is a bit of a chameleon