Katazome-shi 060 Size:Half Sheet - 18 x 24" For this reason

For this reason

handmade paper

are stored in bolts

A pretty tone-on-tone pattern of roses climbs across this delicate

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

Katazome-shi 060 Size:Half Sheet - 18 x 24" For this reason"Katazome shi" literally means stencil dyed papers. Using traditional kimono printing techniques, these elegant bold patterned papers were developed in Kyoto during the 20th century by an inspired soul. Using persimmon dyed kozo as the stencils, and aided by paste and "Kojiro" (soy bean juice), the pigments absorb deeply into the paper to produce long lasting colour and the unmistakable look of a print truly made by hand. While beautiful and