Tosa Washi Paper

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Tosa washi is a kind of traditional Japanese paper made in Kochi prefecture, both in the city of Tosa and around the town of Ino. In the past, it was mostly used to make paper lant erns. Now it has a wide range of uses, such as paper collages, fusuma (vertical rectangular panels which can act as doors or slide to define spaces within a room), or bookmaking. It is a highly regarded paper, not just in Japan but also in other countries, because of its use in restorations of paintings and old documents. Tosa washi paper is incredibly thin and strong. The thinness and strength comes from pulp of the paper mulberry tree and the flowing waters of the Niyodo River as it runs through the Tosa area. 31" X 21.5" Show more