This wonderful thin, strong sheet of paper is made from 100% kozo fiber.  It was developed specifically making shifu thread by a well-known shifu-artist, Mrs. Sadako Sakurai of Ibaraki, Japan and a local papermaker.  Shifu is the woven paper cloth traditional made into wearable kimono or clothing.

Measuring 24 x 36 inches, @ 10 g/m².

Of course, there are many other art applications you can use with gorgeous sheet of kozo paper!

To learn more about shifu, please check out our blog.

The 2nd and 3rd photos show Nishinouchi Shifuyoushi against a black then white background.