Chiyogami 918 Size:Handcut - 8.5 x 11” A father and son make

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

In Japanese Akebono means 'dawn' and after seeing these delicate

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

Using persimmon-dyed kozo as the stencils

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

Chiyogami 918 Size:Handcut - 8.5 x 11” A father and son makeEvery 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,