Katazome-shi 117 Size:Half Sheet - 18 x 24" A father and son make

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

making them ideal for covering books and boxes

or mitsumata fibres

In Japanese Akebono means ‘dawn’ and after seeing these delicate

Katazome-shi 117 Size:Half Sheet - 18 x 24" A father and son make"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