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Synonyms:

Dolichos hirsutus Thunb.

Dolichos lobatus Willd.

Pachyrhizus thunbergianus Siebold & Zucc.

Pueraria argyi H. Lév. & Vaniot

Pueraria bodinieri H. Lév. & Vaniot

Pueraria caerulea H. Lév. & Vaniot

Pueraria koten H. Lév. & Vaniot

Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi

Pueraria lobata var. chinensis (Benth.) Ohwi

Pueraria montana var. chinensis (Benth.) Maesen & S.M. Almeida ex Sanjappa & Predeep

Pueraria thunbergiana Benth.

Plant growing area

Native to southeast China and southern Japan.

China (Everywhere except Qinghai, Xinjiang, and Xizang/Tibet), Japan, Korea. Found from South East Asia to Australia.

It grows in mountain forests or it is cultivated.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Korea.

Plant cultivation and use

Pueraria montana lobata is a perennial climbing plant growing to 10m at a fast rate. It grows well in a wide range of environments and soil types, but particularly in temperate climates. The root system can go down to more than 1.5 meters deep. The plant is in bloom from September to October.

The plant is used for medicinal purposes and for its nutritional value. It is regarded in China as one of the 50 fundamental herbs. It is used in alcohol withdrawal and has antipyretic properties. Rich in starch and proteins, flowers, leaves and roots are consumed. Kudzu powder is used to make a kind of tea.

Kudzu fiber has traditionally been used for basketry and to make clothing and paper. A pale yellow to pink dye can be obtained from leaf decoction.

Japan:

In Japan it is used as textile fibers: the stem is used for making ropes and a type of cloth.

Korea:

In Korea it is used as fiber complement in making wallpaper paper and as dye.

Preparation process for making paper

China:

Young straight stems of 2 to 3m in length are harvested in mid-summer and the leaves are removed. Then they are steamed in order to peel the bark. The bark is then cooked for 2 to 4 hours with lye. They are then grinded for 3 hours.

Paper names

The names assigned to the paper refers to different notions: The material used, The place of production, The method of production, Appearance, Dimensions, Use, The name of an artist or a studio etc.

Korea:

Suffix ji = paper.

In Korea papers made with paper mulberry bark are the most numerous.

Used part of the plant:

Bark

Use for paper making:

Fiber

Dye

Language:

Identification

Fibre type	Bast fiber
Average fibre lenght	2 - 3mm
Average fibre width
Fibre ends
Striations, cross-markings, flexion creases
Associated cells
Special features
Herzberg staining
Graff 'C' staining

Botanical classification

Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd) Maesen & S.M . Almeida ex Sanjappa & Predeep

Order:

Fabales

Family:

Synonyms:

Dolichos hirsutus Thunb.

Dolichos lobatus Willd.

Pachyrhizus thunbergianus Siebold & Zucc.

Pueraria argyi H. Lév. & Vaniot

Pueraria bodinieri H. Lév. & Vaniot

Pueraria caerulea H. Lév. & Vaniot

Pueraria koten H. Lév. & Vaniot

Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi

Pueraria lobata var. chinensis (Benth.) Ohwi

Pueraria montana var. chinensis (Benth.) Maesen & S.M. Almeida ex Sanjappa & Predeep

Pueraria thunbergiana Benth.

Plant growing area

Native to southeast China and southern Japan.

China (Everywhere except Qinghai, Xinjiang, and Xizang/Tibet), Japan, Korea. Found from South East Asia to Australia.

It grows in mountain forests or it is cultivated.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Korea.

Plant cultivation and use

Kudzu fiber has traditionally been used for basketry and to make clothing and paper. A pale yellow to pink dye can be obtained from leaf decoction.

Japan:

In Japan it is used as textile fibers: the stem is used for making ropes and a type of cloth.

Korea:

In Korea it is used as fiber complement in making wallpaper paper and as dye.

Preparation process for making paper

China:

Paper names

The names assigned to the paper refers to different notions: The material used, The place of production, The method of production, Appearance, Dimensions, Use, The name of an artist or a studio etc.

Korea:

Suffix ji = paper.

In Korea papers made with paper mulberry bark are the most numerous.

Used part of the plant:

Bark

Use for paper making:

Fiber

Dye

Language:

Identification

Fibre type	Bast fiber
Average fibre lenght	2 - 3mm
Average fibre width
Fibre ends
Striations, cross-markings, flexion creases
Associated cells
Special features
Herzberg staining
Graff 'C' staining

Botanical classification

Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd) Maesen & S.M . Almeida ex Sanjappa & Predeep

Order:

Fabales

Family:

Synonyms:

Dolichos hirsutus Thunb.

Dolichos lobatus Willd.

Pachyrhizus thunbergianus Siebold & Zucc.

Pueraria argyi H. Lév. & Vaniot

Pueraria bodinieri H. Lév. & Vaniot

Pueraria caerulea H. Lév. & Vaniot

Pueraria koten H. Lév. & Vaniot

Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi

Pueraria lobata var. chinensis (Benth.) Ohwi

Pueraria montana var. chinensis (Benth.) Maesen & S.M. Almeida ex Sanjappa & Predeep

Pueraria thunbergiana Benth.

Plant growing area

Native to southeast China and southern Japan.

China (Everywhere except Qinghai, Xinjiang, and Xizang/Tibet), Japan, Korea. Found from South East Asia to Australia.

It grows in mountain forests or it is cultivated.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Korea.

Plant cultivation and use

Kudzu fiber has traditionally been used for basketry and to make clothing and paper. A pale yellow to pink dye can be obtained from leaf decoction.

Japan:

In Japan it is used as textile fibers: the stem is used for making ropes and a type of cloth.

Korea:

In Korea it is used as fiber complement in making wallpaper paper and as dye.

Preparation process for making paper

China:

Paper names

The names assigned to the paper refers to different notions: The material used, The place of production, The method of production, Appearance, Dimensions, Use, The name of an artist or a studio etc.

Korea:

Suffix ji = paper.

In Korea papers made with paper mulberry bark are the most numerous.

Used part of the plant:

Bark

Use for paper making:

Fiber

Dye

Language:

French

Identification

Fibre type	Bast fiber
Average fibre lenght	2 - 3mm
Average fibre width
Fibre ends
Striations, cross-markings, flexion creases
Associated cells
Special features
Herzberg staining
Graff 'C' staining

Botanical classification

Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd) Maesen & S.M . Almeida ex Sanjappa & Predeep

Order:

Fabales

Family:

Synonyms:

Dolichos hirsutus Thunb.

Dolichos lobatus Willd.

Pachyrhizus thunbergianus Siebold & Zucc.

Pueraria argyi H. Lév. & Vaniot

Pueraria bodinieri H. Lév. & Vaniot

Pueraria caerulea H. Lév. & Vaniot

Pueraria koten H. Lév. & Vaniot

Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi

Pueraria lobata var. chinensis (Benth.) Ohwi

Pueraria montana var. chinensis (Benth.) Maesen & S.M. Almeida ex Sanjappa & Predeep

Pueraria thunbergiana Benth.

Plant growing area

Native to southeast China and southern Japan.

China (Everywhere except Qinghai, Xinjiang, and Xizang/Tibet), Japan, Korea. Found from South East Asia to Australia.

It grows in mountain forests or it is cultivated.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Korea.

Plant cultivation and use

Kudzu fiber has traditionally been used for basketry and to make clothing and paper. A pale yellow to pink dye can be obtained from leaf decoction.

Japan:

In Japan it is used as textile fibers: the stem is used for making ropes and a type of cloth.

Korea:

In Korea it is used as fiber complement in making wallpaper paper and as dye.

Preparation process for making paper

China:

Paper names

The names assigned to the paper refers to different notions: The material used, The place of production, The method of production, Appearance, Dimensions, Use, The name of an artist or a studio etc.

Korea:

Suffix ji = paper.

In Korea papers made with paper mulberry bark are the most numerous.

Used part of the plant:

Bark

Use for paper making:

Fiber

Dye

Language:

Identification

Fibre type	Bast fiber
Average fibre lenght	2 - 3mm
Average fibre width
Fibre ends
Striations, cross-markings, flexion creases
Associated cells
Special features
Herzberg staining
Graff 'C' staining

Botanical classification

Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd) Maesen & S.M . Almeida ex Sanjappa & Predeep

Order:

Fabales

Family:

Synonyms:

Dolichos hirsutus Thunb.

Dolichos lobatus Willd.

Pachyrhizus thunbergianus Siebold & Zucc.

Pueraria argyi H. Lév. & Vaniot

Pueraria bodinieri H. Lév. & Vaniot

Pueraria caerulea H. Lév. & Vaniot

Pueraria koten H. Lév. & Vaniot

Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi

Pueraria lobata var. chinensis (Benth.) Ohwi

Pueraria montana var. chinensis (Benth.) Maesen & S.M. Almeida ex Sanjappa & Predeep

Pueraria thunbergiana Benth.

Plant growing area

Native to southeast China and southern Japan.

China (Everywhere except Qinghai, Xinjiang, and Xizang/Tibet), Japan, Korea. Found from South East Asia to Australia.

It grows in mountain forests or it is cultivated.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Korea.

Plant cultivation and use

Kudzu fiber has traditionally been used for basketry and to make clothing and paper. A pale yellow to pink dye can be obtained from leaf decoction.

Japan:

In Japan it is used as textile fibers: the stem is used for making ropes and a type of cloth.

Korea:

In Korea it is used as fiber complement in making wallpaper paper and as dye.

Preparation process for making paper

China:

Paper names

The names assigned to the paper refers to different notions: The material used, The place of production, The method of production, Appearance, Dimensions, Use, The name of an artist or a studio etc.

Korea:

Suffix ji = paper.

In Korea papers made with paper mulberry bark are the most numerous.

Used part of the plant:

Bark

Use for paper making:

Fiber

Dye

Language:

French

Identification

Fibre type	Bast fiber
Average fibre lenght	2 - 3mm
Average fibre width
Fibre ends
Striations, cross-markings, flexion creases
Associated cells
Special features
Herzberg staining
Graff 'C' staining

Botanical classification

Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd) Maesen & S.M . Almeida ex Sanjappa & Predeep

Order:

Fabales

Family:

Synonyms:

Dolichos hirsutus Thunb.

Dolichos lobatus Willd.

Pachyrhizus thunbergianus Siebold & Zucc.

Pueraria argyi H. Lév. & Vaniot

Pueraria bodinieri H. Lév. & Vaniot

Pueraria caerulea H. Lév. & Vaniot

Pueraria koten H. Lév. & Vaniot

Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi

Pueraria lobata var. chinensis (Benth.) Ohwi

Pueraria montana var. chinensis (Benth.) Maesen & S.M. Almeida ex Sanjappa & Predeep

Pueraria thunbergiana Benth.

Plant growing area

Native to southeast China and southern Japan.

China (Everywhere except Qinghai, Xinjiang, and Xizang/Tibet), Japan, Korea. Found from South East Asia to Australia.

It grows in mountain forests or it is cultivated.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Korea.

Plant cultivation and use

Kudzu fiber has traditionally been used for basketry and to make clothing and paper. A pale yellow to pink dye can be obtained from leaf decoction.

Japan:

In Japan it is used as textile fibers: the stem is used for making ropes and a type of cloth.

Korea:

In Korea it is used as fiber complement in making wallpaper paper and as dye.

Preparation process for making paper

China:

Paper names

The names assigned to the paper refers to different notions: The material used, The place of production, The method of production, Appearance, Dimensions, Use, The name of an artist or a studio etc.

Korea:

Suffix ji = paper.

In Korea papers made with paper mulberry bark are the most numerous.

Used part of the plant:

Bark

Use for paper making:

Fiber

Dye

Language:

Berberis thunbergii DC. © Plantillustrations

Berberis thunbergii DC. © Treeflower Garden

Botanical classification

Berberis thunbergii DC.

Order:

Ranunculales

Family:

Plant growing area

Native to Japan : Kanto, Shikoku, Kyushu. Cultivated in China.

Grows in woods, old fields, roadsides.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Japan, Korea.

Plant cultivation and use

Deciduous thorny shrub, usually grows circa 1-2 m tall which pale yellow flowers forming small clusters which will give red berries. Flowering is late, in April to May.The plant has an extensive root system with branched rhizomes.

Japanese barberry accepts various types of soils but prefers less acidic soils; it is full sun, part sun and shade tolerant.

A strong yellow dye can be extracted from the wood, root, bark, by cooking them in water. The extract contains alkaloids (berberine, berbamine, and oxyacanthine) and some soluble tannins. The main dye is berberine.

The stems, the leaves and the berries can also be used to give a yellow to coral colour. Dye is used in combination with or without mordent on wool and silk. Using an aluminum mordent the color turns to coral. The color has poor light fastness.

The plant also has antimicrobial and antifungal medicinal properties.

China:

Commonly cultivated for ornament in China. Also used for dyeing fabrics.

The Tiang Kong Kai Wu (Creations of nature and work of man ), encyclopedia dating 1634 or 1637, written by Song Yingxing, gives a recipe to prepare a greenish yellow dye.

Preparation process for making paper

China:

Extract is obtained by boiling in water for 2 to 3 hours, wood, roots and bark chopped into pieces. Dyeing is performed without etching.

Tiang Kong Kai Wu recipe: stems without bark and roots, cut into small pieces, are boiled for several hours; fibers are soaked in the liquid and in a very diluted bath of indigo starch.

Japan:

Dyeing of papers is performed in two ways: pulp dyeing (sukizome) or sheet dyeing (hitachizome by dipping or hikizome by brushing).

To dye paper by soaking, the sheets are plucked one by one between two wooden sticks by the small side. This will keep the sheet flat during soaking.

Korea:

The papers are dyed in three ways: dyeing of the pulp (Seonyeombeop), dyeing of the sheet by dipping, brushing and spraying (Huyeombeop ), combination of the both methods (Honyeombeop). Then the paper can be hammered.

Paper names

In Asia and particularly in China, Korea and Japan, the papers are intended for a wide range of use: Papers for calligraphy and art, Papers for ceremonies, Paper as a medium of exchange, money paper, Papers for making clothes, wall hangings and bedding, Papers for architecture, interior design, Papers for crafts of various kinds, for domestic purposes and leisure. The names assigned to the paper refers to different notions: The material used, The place of production, The method of production, Appearance, Dimensions, Use, The name of an artist or a studio etc.

Korea:

Suffix ji = paper.

In Korea papers made with paper mulberry bark are the most numerous.

Used part of the plant:

Bark

Root

Stem

Use for paper making:

Dye

Language:

Japanese

Local scripture:

メギ

Botanical classification

Berberis thunbergii DC.

Order:

Ranunculales

Family:

Plant growing area

Native to Japan : Kanto, Shikoku, Kyushu. Cultivated in China.

Grows in woods, old fields, roadsides.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Japan, Korea.

Plant cultivation and use

Japanese barberry accepts various types of soils but prefers less acidic soils; it is full sun, part sun and shade tolerant.

The plant also has antimicrobial and antifungal medicinal properties.

China:

Commonly cultivated for ornament in China. Also used for dyeing fabrics.

The Tiang Kong Kai Wu (Creations of nature and work of man ), encyclopedia dating 1634 or 1637, written by Song Yingxing, gives a recipe to prepare a greenish yellow dye.

Preparation process for making paper

China:

Extract is obtained by boiling in water for 2 to 3 hours, wood, roots and bark chopped into pieces. Dyeing is performed without etching.

Tiang Kong Kai Wu recipe: stems without bark and roots, cut into small pieces, are boiled for several hours; fibers are soaked in the liquid and in a very diluted bath of indigo starch.

Japan:

Dyeing of papers is performed in two ways: pulp dyeing (sukizome) or sheet dyeing (hitachizome by dipping or hikizome by brushing).

To dye paper by soaking, the sheets are plucked one by one between two wooden sticks by the small side. This will keep the sheet flat during soaking.

Korea:

Paper names

Korea:

Suffix ji = paper.

In Korea papers made with paper mulberry bark are the most numerous.

Used part of the plant:

Bark

Root

Stem

Use for paper making:

Dye

Language:

Botanical classification

Berberis thunbergii DC.

Order:

Ranunculales

Family:

Plant growing area

Native to Japan : Kanto, Shikoku, Kyushu. Cultivated in China.

Grows in woods, old fields, roadsides.

Use area in the manufacture of paper

China, Japan, Korea.

Plant cultivation and use

Japanese barberry accepts various types of soils but prefers less acidic soils; it is full sun, part sun and shade tolerant.

The plant also has antimicrobial and antifungal medicinal properties.

China:

Commonly cultivated for ornament in China. Also used for dyeing fabrics.

The Tiang Kong Kai Wu (Creations of nature and work of man ), encyclopedia dating 1634 or 1637, written by Song Yingxing, gives a recipe to prepare a greenish yellow dye.

Preparation process for making paper

China:

Extract is obtained by boiling in water for 2 to 3 hours, wood, roots and bark chopped into pieces. Dyeing is performed without etching.

Tiang Kong Kai Wu recipe: stems without bark and roots, cut into small pieces, are boiled for several hours; fibers are soaked in the liquid and in a very diluted bath of indigo starch.

Japan:

Dyeing of papers is performed in two ways: pulp dyeing (sukizome) or sheet dyeing (hitachizome by dipping or hikizome by brushing).

To dye paper by soaking, the sheets are plucked one by one between two wooden sticks by the small side. This will keep the sheet flat during soaking.

Korea:

Paper names

Korea:

Suffix ji = paper.

In Korea papers made with paper mulberry bark are the most numerous.

Used part of the plant:

Bark

Root

Stem

Use for paper making:

Dye

Language:

Korean

Local scripture:

매자나무

Botanical classification

Berberis thunbergii DC.

Order:

Ranunculales

Family: