Kozo Tissue Crackle - Full Sheet Size:24" x 36" “Arashi” translates as storm

“Arashi” translates as storm

Using traditional kimono-printing techniques

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

Look closely at the pattern of this delicate

Kozo Tissue Crackle - Full Sheet Size:24" x 36" “Arashi” translates as stormThe pattern of this delicate, handmade paper is a bit of a chameleon! Depending on its use, it is reminiscent of ice on a frozen pond, wispy clouds or sun reflecting on a pond. These papers are especially lovely when layered with another paper or used in a way that allows light to shine through them. The inner barks of three plants, all native to Japan, are used primarily in the making of washi. Kozo (mulberry) is said to be the masculine element, the