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Also known as Washi, craftsmanship of traditional Japanese hand-made paper

is traditional Japanese paper processed by hand using fibers from the inner bark of the gampi tree, the mitsumata shrub (Edgeworthia chrysantha), or the paper mulberry (kōzo) bush. Washi is used in many traditional Japanese arts, such as origami, shodō, and ukiyo-e. It was traditionally used to make various everyday goods like clothes, household goods, and toys, as well as vestments and ritual objects for Shinto priests and statues of Buddhas. It was even used to make wreaths that were given to winners in the 1998 Winter Paralympics. As a Japanese craft, it is registered as a UNESCO intangible

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Textile.image
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Textile.caption
Sugiharagami (杉原紙), a kind of washi
Textile.type
Paper
Textile.material
Fibers from the inner bark of the gampi tree, the mitsumata shrub, or the paper mulberry bush.
Textile.location
Japan
Textile.process
Craft production
Textile.introduced
7th century
Intangible heritage.Name
Washi, craftsmanship of traditional Japanese hand-made paper
Intangible heritage.Country
Japan
Intangible heritage.ID
02291
Intangible heritage.Region
APA
Intangible heritage.Year
2014
Intangible heritage.Session
9th
Intangible heritage.List
Representative

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  • Misnomer: "Rice paper"
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is traditional Japanese paper processed by hand using fibers from the inner bark of the gampi tree, the mitsumata shrub (Edgeworthia chrysantha), or the paper mulberry (kōzo) bush. Washi is used in many traditional Japanese arts, such as origami, shodō, and ukiyo-e. It was traditionally used to make various everyday goods like clothes, household goods, and toys, as well as vestments and ritual objects for Shinto priests and statues of Buddhas. It was even used to make wreaths that were given to winners in the 1998 Winter Paralympics. As a Japanese craft, it is registered as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage.

Because it is usually tougher than Western paper made from wood pulp, washi is often used to repair historically valuable cultural properties, paintings, and books at museums and libraries around the world, such as the Louvre and the Vatican Museums, because of its thinness, pliability, durability over 1000 years due to its low impurities, and high workability to remove it cleanly with moisture.

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