Kozo Tissue Crackle - Full Sheet Size:24" x 36" handmade paper

handmade paper

fashionable kimono textiles being produced in the Yuzen area of Kyoto inspired the papermakers to produce small-scale paper imitations intended for use on dolls and tiny household items

Using traditional kimono-printing techniques

5 x 11" hand cut sample of this paper is available with free shipping to North America

Kozo Tissue Crackle - Full Sheet Size:24" x 36" handmade paperThe pattern of this delicate, handmade paper is a bit of a chameleon! Depending on its use, it is reminiscent of ice on a frozen pond, wispy clouds or sun reflecting on a pond. These papers are especially lovely when layered with another paper or used in a way that allows light to shine through them. The inner barks of three plants, all native to Japan, are used primarily in the making of washi. Kozo (mulberry) is said to be the masculine element, the