Chiyogami 521 585c Our Chiyogami papers

Our Chiyogami papers

They will easily flatten out when rolled in the opposite direction

which means thousand generation (chiyo) paper (gami)

was developed in Japan during the Edo Period (1603-1867)

Many of the patterns contain highly symbolic imagery

Chiyogami 521 585c Our Chiyogami papersEvery sheet of our stunning Japanese Chiyogami paper is meticulously produced by hand. The individual layers of colour are silkscreened on one by one requiring careful registration of screens. The base paper is a combination of kozo and sulphite and the pigments used are fade resistant resulting in a strong, soft and versatile decorative paper ideal for many different applications! To learn more about how Chiyogami is made, click here. Chiyogami,