Akebono Light Green fireworks and certainly each batch of

and certainly each batch of handmade papers will have slight variations in weight

which very appropriately describes this paper most often used for collage and chigiri-e

and colour

which means thousand generation (chiyo) paper (gami)

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

Akebono Light Green fireworks and certainly each batch ofIn 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