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Japanese papers for Sumi-e and Asian art

Japanese paper roll

Japanese Papers - made in the same tradition for hundreds of years -Natural Fibers-Hosho, Unryu, and Kozo are wonderfully textured, perfect for Japanese painting, Sumi-e, Chinese brush painting, and Asian calligraphy. As early as the sixth century, the Japanese were making paper for a multitude of artistic and practical uses. They produced not only fine writing, painting and printing papers, but papers for umbrellas, lanterns, screens, and raincoats. Today Japan still produces more kinds of fine paper than any other country in the world.

The Chinese originally intoduced the art of paper making to the East, as early as 105 AD. Using kozo pulp from Broussonetia, a genus of mulberry tree from Asia, they perfected the art and passed it on to the whole Eastern region. Eventuall the Japanese perfected the paper making art and make available to us the quality art material.

all papers are -acid free

unryu paper

Unryu Fiber Paper Roll

white heavily textured, fibrous sumi-e paper roll

Unryu , or cloud dragon paper

11"x 60ft

$20.60

shuji gami paper

Shuji gami -plain kozo paper roll

more even, absorbent for inks and watercolor

18"x 30 ft

$15.10

kozo paper roll

Kozo Paper Roll

11"x 60 ft.

$16.60

Japanese hosho paper

Hosho Paper Roll

high quality kozo, wonderful thick texture. Strong enough for woodbloock printing.

8" x 20 ft.

$9.00

Hosho Pad-kozo paper

9"x12"

48 sheets

$9.90

Hanshi paper sheets-mold made japanese paper-practice sheets

100 sheets-9x12

$10.50

500 sheets-9x12

$46.90

 

shikishi paper detail

Shikishi paper pad

shikishi pad

Smooth, on one side, heavy texture on the other. Ink doesn't flow too much, good for detailed drawing and painting.

Shikishi Paper 9 x 11 inches-12 sheets

$8.50

Sumi-e Painting Sketch pad

Kozo paper

12" x 17"

50 sheets

$15.60

tanzaku kake

Tanzaku Kake-Fine writing papers mounted on decorative board with gold foil trim and purple hanging rope with tassel. Has a protective plastic sheet to cover paper -4.25 x 19 inches (total measurement)

Purple/ gold-$13.50

Ivory/ gold-$13.50

Sage/ gold-$13.50

Shikishi Artboard-

Shikishi Artboard-

Heavy board covered with smooth, white shikishi paper on one side, yellow with gold speckles on the other and then framed with a thin gold foil trim around the edges.

3.75 x 5.88 inches- $8.90-5 pack

Shikishi Artboard-3x14.25 inches

$2.25 each

Shikishi Artboard-9.5x10.75 inches

$2.25 each  

gold shikiski board

Heavy board covered with smooth, metallic gold shikishi paper on one side, yellow with gold speckles on the other and then framed with a thin gold foil trim around the edges. Perfect for mounting Sumi-e work

9.5x10.75 inches

4.65 each \