Handmade Hemp 4 deckled edges AF-Kinwashi

Kinwashi- literally "golden fiber paper" paper hails from Tokushima, Japan and may be most recognizable for its natural tone and swirling fibers of hemp. The surface is of Kinwashi still smooth enough for acrylic or oil painting, hand or digital...

Hemp Kinwashi M-0268

Kinwashi—literally "golden fiber paper"—hails from Kochi, Japan and may be most recognizable for its natural tone and swirling fibers of hemp. The surface is of Kinwashi still smooth enough for acrylic or oil painting, hand or digital printmaking, lighting; it...

Tenjin Papaya-M-0714-2

Another unryu type paper- long, unbeaten hemp fibers remind us of a cloud dragon. This paper is from Kochi, Japan and may be most recognizable for its bright papaya color and swirling fibers of hemp. The surface is like a...

Hemp Cream M-0212

Hailing from Kochi, Japan, "manilashi" or "kinwashi" or hemp paper typically has visibly long, unbeaten fibers used as decoration embedded in the sheet. Paper Connection stocks a variety of dyed hemp papers. This paper can be used in all sorts of art...

Hemp Raspberry M-0709

Hailing from Kochi, Japan, "manilashi" or "kinwashi"  or hemp paper typically has visibly long, unbeaten fibers used as decoration embedded in the sheet. Paper Connection stocks a variety of dyed hemp papers. This paper can be used in all sorts of art...

Sumi Paper 10/sheet Pack Kihosen Kana White-SI-0002

Do you do shodo?  Asian-style calligraphy?   Sumi artists take note! A limited edition scroll-size kana paper in 10-sheet packs in stock now for limited time. Sheets are made from mitsumata, bamboo and kozo handmade and cut into a scroll shape in  Kochi, Japan. This...

Nishinouchi Shifuyoushi N-0007

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...

Mino Washi Roasted Tea G-0028

Hailing from Mino, Japan, Gifu Prefecture, this sheet of washi was specially made to be used for inkjet printing.  Other printmaking methods, such as silkscreening, letterpress, and other relief printmaking techniques can be applied, even alternative photography printing. Roasted Tea is one...

Mino Washi Pure White G-0300

Hailing from Mino, Japan, Gifu Prefecture, this sheet of washi was specially made to be used for inkjet printing.  Other printmaking methods, such as silkscreening, letterpress, and other relief printmaking techniques can be applied, even alternative photography printing. Pure White is one...

Mitsumata Natural LW G-0003

Hailing from Mino, Japan, Gifu Prefecture, this thin sheet of washi was specially made to be used for inkjet printing.  Other printmaking methods, such as silkscreening, letterpress, and other relief printmaking techniques can be applied, even alternative photography printing. Mitsumata Natural...

Hosokawashi Kozo Natural O-2B

This paper handmade in Ogawamachi, Saitama, Japan from Japanese kozo fiber. The traditional paper made in this area of Japan has been designated a UNESCO cultural asset in recent years. This paper is heavy enough for book covers and can...

Glossary of Paper Terms

CHIYOGAMI: See YUZEN. ECHIZEN: The famous papermaking area in western Japan. Our Echizen Washi have subtle patterns created by using a large metal watermark screen. GASENSHI: A long square paper for drawing and calligraphy. (See our KISOHEN, one of the...