Akebono Dark Grey 599 which means thousand generation (chiyo)

which means thousand generation (chiyo) paper (gami)

interwoven Japanese kozo fibres

A dense and extremely strong handmade kozo paper

It is grown as a farm crop

Depending on its use

Akebono Dark Grey 599 which means thousand generation (chiyo)In 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