Akebono Dark Grey 599 "Katazome-shi" literally means stencil-dyed papers

"Katazome-shi" literally means stencil-dyed papers

This translucent paper is strong and durable

highly textured on the other

which means thousand generation (chiyo) paper (gami)

Akebono Dark Grey 599 "Katazome-shi" literally means stencil-dyed papersIn Japanese Akebono means dawn and after seeing these delicate, handmade translucent kozo papers you will understand why. Soft wisps of variegated kozo are added to a finer pulp to create a texture and colour reminiscent of a morning sky. A father and son make our Akebono papers in the traditional way in a small Japanese village. Washi is the word for traditional papers made by hand. The art of washi is an extremely labour intensive process starting