The technique for making Sekishu (Banshi Tsuru) washi is designated by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and by Japan as an Intangible Cultural Property. Traditionally used for brush writing, Sekishu is strong and absorbent; excellent for conservation, printmaking, drawing, painting, and dyeing. These papers were discussed in Helen’s conversation with Nancy Jacobi of The Japanese Paper Place. Click here to watch a video of Sekishu Banshi Tsuru being made.

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Kozo, Heritage Washi, Handmade, Fine Art, Conservation Paper, Sekishu, Shifu

Sekishu Mare 25g Handmade Japanese Kozo Washi / Paper

Kozo, Heritage Washi, Handmade, Fine Art, Conservation Paper, Sekishu, Shifu

$22.75

Sekishu Mare Handmade Japanese Paper

Fiber: 100% Japanese kozo, (60% cleaned green bark) / Unsized / Four deckle edges

Weight: 25g

Size: 21” x 29”

Kozo, Heritage Washi, Handmade, Fine Art, Conservation Paper, Sekishu, Shifu

Osaki Family Papers

The current papermaker, Akari Kataoka, is the fourth-generation head of Osaki Paper, a family-run workshop based in the unspoiled landscape of Niyodogawa in Shikoku Japan. These premiums sheets of the finest examples of Japanese paper making have been designated as “Heritage Washi”. These papers were discussed in Helen HIebert’s interview with Nancy Jacobi of The Japanese Paper Place.

Watch a video of the paper making process at Osaki Paper, produced by Citizen Watches. https://youtu.be/ard0JUWlaA4?si=sA_W-XC5Qydtkd1y

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Seichosen Kozo Yotsuban 50g Handmade Japanese Paper Heritage Washi

$62.75

A top quality handmade paper, Seichosen Kozo is dried on traditional wooden boards and so has a slight woodgrain texture on its surface. Sunlight & mountain stream bleached, cooked with lime. Excellent for all media though it's a favorite for woodcut, sumi-e and shodo (brush writing). Made by the Osaki family in Kochi. Heritage Washi (HW)

Fibre Content: 100% Japanese kozo

Usage: Conservation, Repair, Printmaking, Relief Print, Oil Based, Water Based, Brush Painting, Shodo

Weight: 50g

Size Imperial: 29 x 40"

Size Metric: 73.5 x 101.5 cm

Seichosen Kozo Long Handmade Heritage Washi / Japanese Paper

$74.50

Fibre Content: 100% Japanese kozo

Weight: 35g

Size: 25.5 x 70.5" / 64 x 179 cm

Usage: Conservation, Repair, Printmaking, Relief Print, Oil Based, Water Based, Shodo, Brush Painting

A top quality handmade paper Seichosen Kozo is dried on traditional wooden boards and so has a slight woodgrain texture on its surface. Excellent for all media though it's a favorite for woodcut, sumi-e and shodo (brush writing). Sunlight & mountain stream bleached, cooked with lime. Made by the Osaki family in Kochi.

Samplers and Assortments

These curated assortments offer a way to review and test with a range of fine Japanese papers in a category. The four sets shown here, variously include selections from the sheets highlighted above and on Helen Hiebert’s “Paper Talk” podcast. Additional sets available at https://www.washiarts.com/washi-paper-assortments/

Highlighting Japanese Papers from Helen Hiebert’s Podcast “Paper Talk”

Sekishu Mare Handmade Japanese Paper