Kozo Tissue Leaf - Full Sheet 357 including mokuhanga

including mokuhanga

silkscreen

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

The individual layers of colour are silkscreened on one by one requiring careful registration of screens

Some things never lose their appeal

Kozo Tissue Leaf - Full Sheet 357 including mokuhangaThis delicate, handmade translucent paper features a simple tone on tone leaf pattern. 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 protector, thick and strong. It is the most widely used fibre, and the strongest. It is