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2. Washi - Wikipedia

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   Washi (和紙) is traditional Japanese paper processed by hand using fibers from the inner bark of the gampi tree, the mitsumata shrub (Edgeworthia chrysantha), or the paper mulberry (kōzo) bush. [1] Washi is generally tougher than ordinary paper made from wood pulp, and is used in many traditional arts. Origami, shodō, and ukiyo-e were all ...

3. Japanese tissue - Wikipedia

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   Japanese tissue is a thin, strong paper made from vegetable fibers. Japanese tissue may be made from one of three plants, the kōzo plant (Broussonetia papyrifera, paper mulberry tree), the mitsumata (Edgeworthia chrysantha) shrub and the gampi tree (Diplomorpha sikokiana). The long, strong fibers of the kōzo plant produce very strong ...

4. List of washi - Wikipedia

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   A Awa Aizomegami (阿波藍染紙) Awajigami Awagami (阿波紙) or Awawashi (阿波和紙) B Bashōshi (芭蕉紙) Bitchū Torinokogami (備中鳥子紙) Birutangami (蛭谷紙) C Chigusagami Chirimen (縮緬) or Chirimengami(縮緬紙) cf.縮緬本 Chochingami (提灯紙) D Danshi E Etchu washi (越中和紙) Etchu Katasomegami Echizen Bijutsu Kogeishi Echizen Hoshoshi (越前 奉書紙 ...

5. Mino washi - Wikipedia

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   Mino washi. Mino washi (美濃和紙, Mino paper) is a type of Japanese paper created in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Washi is made from the paper mulberry which is a plant that grows in the city of Mino. In 1985, it was designated a Traditional Craft by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (now the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry).

6. Papercutting - Wikipedia

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   The washi paper used most predominantly across the world today for paper cutting, bookbinding, tapes and multiple other uses is not tesuki washi but actually Japanese Sekishu washi, a paper developed around 800 AD in the Sekishu region (modern-day Iwami in Japan) [1] and designated a UNESCO Intangible Cultural asset in 2009. [7]

7. Gyotaku - Wikipedia

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   At this point, dampened washi ("rice" paper) is applied to the fish, and an image is created by careful hand rubbing or pressing. The indirect method (間接法, kansetsu-hō) is a more painstaking process, and yields very delicate and detailed images. This method involves adhering washi paper, silk, or other fabric to the fish using rice paste ...