Chiyogami 895 neko In Japanese Akebono means 'dawn'

In Japanese Akebono means 'dawn' and after seeing these delicate

and certainly each batch of handmade papers will have slight variations in weight

handmade translucent kozo papers you will understand why

Using persimmon-dyed kozo as the stencils

A father and son make our Akebono papers in the traditional way in a small Japanese village

Chiyogami 895 neko In Japanese Akebono means 'dawn'Every 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,