Chiyogami 482Every sheet of our stunning Japanese Chiyogami paper is meticulously produced by hand. The individual layers of colour are silkscreened on one by one requiring careful registration of screens. The base paper is a combination of kozo and sulphite and the pigments used are fade resistant resulting in a strong, soft and versatile decorative paper ideal for many different applications! To learn more about how Chiyogami is made, click here. Chiyogami,

To learn more about how Chiyogami is made

like fabrics

which means thousand generation (chiyo) paper (gami)

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

such as cranes for long life and plum blossoms and pine boughs for beauty and longevity

The fashionable kimono textiles being produced in the Yuzen area of Kyoto inspired the papermakers to produce small-scale paper imitations intended for use on dolls and tiny household items

fashionable kimono textiles being produced in the Yuzen area of Kyoto inspired the papermakers to produce small-scale paper imitations intended for use on dolls and tiny household items

The individual layers of colour are silkscreened on one by one requiring careful registration of screens

5 x 11" hand cut sample of this paper is available with free shipping to North America

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The base paper is a combination of kozo and sulphite and the pigments used are fade resistant resulting in a strong

Every sheet of our stunning Japanese Chiyogami paper is meticulously produced by hand