Akebono Plum & Ochre 825c making them ideal for covering

making them ideal for covering books and boxes

are stored in bolts

A dense and extremely strong handmade kozo paper

5 x 11" hand cut sample of this paper is available with free shipping to North America

The base paper is a combination of kozo and sulphite and the pigments used are fade resistant resulting in a strong

Akebono Plum & Ochre 825c making them ideal for coveringIn 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