Misugami - Heritage Washi
A handmade sheet of 100% Japanese Kozo cooked in soda ash.
Cooked with soda ash, with added gofun (shell powder), dried on wooden boards. Inclusion of gofun improves dimensional stability of the paper: prevents shrinkage & curling in changing humidity levels. Used in Japan for backing for scrolls to help them hang flat.
Used for Conservation, Repair, Wet Mounting, Printmaking, Silkscreen, Relief Print, Collage.
225x635mm
18gsm