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After the ancient name of the prefecture. It is made only from the gampi fibers. It is used in the restoration of ancient manuscripts. The sorting of impurities is performed twice, before and after beating, to obtain a very pure paper. The sheets are dried on boards of gingko in order not to alter their surface.
It was used as money paper, in the beating of gold and silver leaves.
Origin:
Japan
Local scripture:
近江鳥の子紙
Botanical name:
Literally paper for beating gold. Hakuuchigami is a paper used for beating gold and silver leaves; it is very smooth because it contains clay. It can be coated with a mixture of straw ashes mixed with egg white.
Origin:
Japan
Local scripture:
箔打紙
Botanical name:
Patterned paper (sukimoyogami) with waves. Would be produced since the 11th century. Intended to calligraphy.
A white sheet (usually a Torinoko paper) is covered in the mould with dyed fibers leaving cloudy patterns at the top and bottom of the sheet.
Origin:
Japan
Local scripture:
内曇
Botanical name:
Literally paper for crafts. The fibers used are kozo, gampi and mitsumata. They are often dyed and coarse fibers are add. They are devoted to all sorts of uses.
Origin:
Japan
Local scripture:
民芸紙
Paper for calligraphy. Mixture of gampi fiber and woodpulp and sometimes hemp.
Origin:
Japan
Botanical name:
After the name of the locality.
Origin:
Japan
Local scripture:
名塩鳥の子紙
Botanical name:
The name Torinoko or small bird appears in the texts around 1330 and a dictionary dated 1444, defines its name by its eggshell color. It is a paper for calligraphy, printing prints, painted panels. It is very sensitive to water; gampi fibers are often blended with other fibers to counter this problem.
Origin:
Japan
Local scripture:
鳥の子紙
Botanical name:
Mizutamagami or waterdrop paper is a perforated decorative paper made since the Edo period (1603-1868). It is obtained by spraying kozo fibers on a sheet of paper (gampi) through a stencil or gampi fibers dyed with indigo are dropped on the surface of a sheet of white paper. Then, water is sprayed on the surface to make white stains.
The paper can also be coated on a sheet of heavy paper and is then called Rakusuishi (falling water paper).
Origin:
Japan
Local scripture:
水玉紙
Synonym:
Mizutamagami
Yellowish paper for calligraphy.
Origin:
Japan
Botanical name:
Or fusuma paper. It is a large paper. The colored Maniaigami (iro maniaigami) are produced in Nashio according to the tamezuki method. The color is given by adding colored clay. Paper Colored with a blue-gray earth is used as carrier for gold or silver leaves decorations as metals appear brightest.
The presence of clay make them popular for beating gold and silver leaves because they are more resistant to heat in particular.
Origin:
Japan
Local scripture:
間似合紙
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