Mitsumata Tissue 11g 22" x 26" Heritage Washi

PA1511-720

Missumata Tissue 22" x 26" Sheets 11g Heritage Washi

Production Details: 11g 22 x 27.5 100% Japanese Mitsumata Paper sheets have slightly pinkish tone, very even and translucent Cooked in slakes lime, board dried Produced in Okayama Unsized 3 deckle edges Hand made

MINIMUM ORDER OF 5 SHEETS BUT YOU CAN MIX AND MATCH WITH OTHER PAPERS OF SIMILAR SIZE TO ACHIEVE THIS TOTAL.

Description:

Handmade from 100% mitsumata fiber, in Japan this paper is used for backing gold leaf! It is strong enough for chine colle, collage or drawing with ink yet thin and translucent enough for layering. Mitsumata is considered to be softer and more pliable than kozo; takes twice as long as kozo to grow. Fibre is cooked in slaked lime, and dried on wooden boards. Produced as a wider sheet and then cut in half.

Usage:

Calligraphy Chine Colle Collograph Conservation Intaglio Mezzotint Photgravure Printmaking Relief Print Repair Wood Engraving

It is much more difficult – and a Japanese specialty – to make very thin even papers like these than it is to make thicker sheets. It requires tremendous care in cleaning the barks of all dross, and great skill at forming the sheets evenly. In spite of their weight, many of these papers will hold layers of ink for printmaking or drawing, and hold up very well to repeated handling. in conservation work or when wet. The finest Japanese papers are undecorated, inviting the user to have control over the finished product. These papers have great potential in the hands of artists of all kinds. Mitsumata tissue paper is part of the Washi paper family, washi is the Japanese word for the traditional papers made from the long inner fibres of three plants, wa meaning Japanese and shi meaning paper. The inner barks of three plants, all native to Japan, are used primarily in the making washi. Mitsumata is the feminine element: graceful, delicate, soft and modest. Mitsumata takes longer to grow and is thus a more expensive paper. It is indigenous to Japan and is also grown as a crop. 100% mitsumata - Mitsumata paper often has a more creamy tone than kozo, has a shorter fibre than kozo which makes it not quite as strong, and is even more absorbent than its hardier cousin. It is especially good for relief prints especially when the artist wants soft edges on printed areas rather than very clear definition. Recommended for: printmaking conservation paper drawing with ink and graphite Chine Colle Collage Production Details: 20g 22 x 27.5 100% Japanese Mitsumata Paper sheets have slightly pinkish tone, very even and translucent Cooked in slakes lime, board dried Produced in Okayama Unsized 3 deckle edges Hand made MINIMUM ORDER OF 5 SHEETS BUT YOU CAN MIX AND MATCH WITH OTHER PAPERS OF SIMILAR SIZE TO ACHIEVE THIS TOTAL.