Material: Kozo ( Japanese mulberry bark )
Plant dye : Ai ( Japanese indigo )
Uda gami handmade Japanese Washi paper by Fukunishi family in Yoshino, Nara, Japan is famous for being able to be preserved for 1000 years. they make the highest quality Japanese Washi paper using the kozo (paper mulberry) grown in Yoshino, without using any chemicals, and going through about 48 processes.
▶What is Uda gami handmade Japanese Washi paper?
They grow the kozo trees that are used as raw material for making paper, and then make the paper.
For this reason, this paper is sought after by world-famous museums and art galleries, including the British Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Since the introduction of papermaking techniques to Japan in ancient times, the techniques have improved and developed over time to produce papers of diverse, unique qualities.
There are currently five workshops in Yoshino that make handmade Japanese Washi paper. One of these is Fukunishi family, which has been in business since the Edo period ( From the middle of the 1600s to the middle of the 1800s.).
Mr. Fukunishi produces Uda paper from kozo, which he himself cultivates in Yoshino, but also from kozo that is grown in Ibaraki Prefecture and Kochi Prefecture.
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