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Means hemp paper. The paper is made either from hemp bast fibers or from hemp rags.
Origin:
Korea
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Literally white paper for sutras. It is produced in small sheets but it is heavily loaded or sized on the surface. It was produced in Sichuan.
Origin:
China
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Means hemp paper.
Origin:
Japan
Local scripture:
麻紙
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Means hemp paper or bark paper. Produced during the Three Kingdoms period (especially the period of Goguryeo, 37 BC.- 668).
Origin:
Korea
Synonym:
Jeoji
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Paper manufactured during the period Goryo (918-1392). Intended for printing important documents. Very famous especially in China where it was exported.
Origin:
Korea
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Means hemp paper.
Origin:
Korea
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Paper for calligraphy. Mixture of gampi fiber and woodpulp and sometimes hemp.
Origin:
Japan
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Literally gold paper. Decorative paper whose gloss is achieved by special preparation of the pulp: part of the fibers is cooked in soda and bleached, and is then mixed with the rest of the longer fibers.
Origin:
Japan
Literally hard yellow paper. Its surface is treated with an insecticidal substance that makes it shiny. It was manufactured in Xi'an (Shaanxi), Luoyang (Henan) and Anhui.
Origin:
China
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Paper for calligraphy.
Origin:
Japan
Synonym:
Asa gasenshi
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