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URUSHI-COATED JAPANESE PAPER

Urushi is a living natural lacquer and its representative colours are black and vermilion. However, we are able to make various colours using special techniques and pigments. When urushi is painted onto Japanese paper, the paper becomes stronger as though it is adjusting itself to the surroundings. Urushi gives paper the quality of being water-resistant, so it can be used in washrooms or kitchens. If we compare this special paper to cloth, it may be the equivalent of a gorgeous, dignified silk fabric.

Please note the following points regarding urushi-coated paper:
*Do not use it outside.
*To clean it, wipe it with a dry or a wet cloth.
*If you apply some oil to the paper, its beauty and gloss will last longer.

W-001/001-36　asagi	W-002/002-36 shu	W-003/003-36　karashi
W-004/004-36　shunkei	W-005/005-36　shiro	W-006　kuroshima
W-007　sukishima	W-008/008-36　suki	W-009　shuai
W-010　benishu

KAKI-SHIBU COATED JAPANESE PAPER

Kaki-shibu is a kind of paint that contains tannin and is made from young persimmons, which are squeezed and fermented. When the persimmons have been aging for more than five years their colour turns dark and the paint made from there persimmons produces a glossy finish. According to traditional ways, mixed with soot from burnt pine or bengala, kaki-shibu is applied to exterior wooden walls as well as paper used for making umbrellas and fans, and even pattern stencils used in making kimono to give them antiseptic, waterproof, antibacterial, repellent properties and strength. This product is a Japanese paper that is coated with kaki-shibu, and can be used as wallpaper. Its colour darkens slightly, gaining deepness as time goes by.

Please note the following points regarding kaki-shibu coated paper:
*At first, it may smell of fermentation but this willdisappear.
*Do not use it outside.
*Wipe it with a dry or wet cloth.
*If you apply some oil to the coated paper it becomes moist, revealing its subtle features.

W-015/015-36　sabi	W-016/016-36　sabiusui	W-017　haikabuse
W-018/018-36　shibu no shiro	W-019/019-36　beige	W-020/020-36　koi
W-021/021-36　usui	W-022/022-36　chunou	W-023/023-36　benigara
W-024/024-36　akane	W-025/025-36　kincha	W-026/026-36　namakabe
W-027/027-36　gincha	W-028　sumihai	W-029　sabihai

COLOURED JAPANESE PAPER

Traditional Japanese painting uses pigment dissolved in nikawa water. Nikawa is a gelatin made from the bone or skin of animals, and functions like glue. This paper is coloured by pigmentation and nikawa so it has a variety of natural colours. Therefore, the colour of the actual paper comes out very well. Sometimes it has modern feeling, and sometimes it has traditional atmosphere. If we compare this paper to cloth, it may be likened to dyed casual cotton.

Please note the following points regarding coloured Japanese paper.
*Do not use it outside or in a place where it will be exposed to water.
*Wipe it with a dry cloth.

W-030/030-36　gray	W-031/031-36　koimidori	W-032/032-36　sabitsuchi
W-033/033-36　ginao	W-034/034-36　ginshu	W-035/035-36　oudo
W-036/036-36　ai	W-037/037-36　soratsuchi	W-038/038-36　karekusa
W-039　keisoudo	W-040/040-36　to no tsuchi	W-041/041-36　usuitsuchi
W-042/042-36　sabi no shiro	W-043/043-36　susu no shiro	W-044/044-36　usuzumi
W-045　susubai	W-046　mokubai	W-047　hai no shiro
W-048/048-36　胡粉	W-049/049-36　saishikishiro	W-050/050-36　kinari
W-051/051-36　usubeni	W-052/052-36　haizakura	W-053/053-36　usuakane
W-054/054-36　hanatsuchi	W-055/055-36　keisoubai