Akebono Yellow Size:24" x 39" these elegant bold patterned papers

these elegant bold patterned papers were developed in Kyoto during the 20th century by an inspired soul

and aided by paste and "Kojiro" (soy bean juice)

which means thousand generation (chiyo) paper (gami)

it is reminiscent of ice on a frozen pond

Akebono Yellow Size:24" x 39" these elegant bold patterned 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