Kozo Tissue Itame - Full Sheet 626 A father and son make

A father and son make our Arashi papers in the traditional way in a small Japanese village

"Katazome-shi" literally means stencil-dyed papers

was developed in Japan during the Edo Period (1603-1867)

which means thousand generation (chiyo) paper (gami)

handmade paper is a bit of a chameleon

Kozo Tissue Itame - Full Sheet 626 A father and son makeItame is the Japanese word for woodgrain and the juxtaposition of such a rough texture on this delicate, handmade paper makes for a truly beautiful 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