This stunning sheet of paper was collected by Sir Harry Parkes, British Ambassador to Japan, in 1870. It was one of about ...

This stunning sheet of paper was collected by Sir Harry Parkes, British Ambassador to Japan, in 1870. It was one of about 1000 paper items collected as part of an investigation of Japanese ...

A washi designer combines huge sheets of washi with lighting to enliven open architectural spaces. Stoles made from dyed, washi-woven textile are the amalgamation of traditional Kyoto chic.

YOSHINO, Nara Prefecture—As the winter chill sets in, the production of traditional “washi ... paper using a screen before being spread out on a board and hung to dry in the yard. Each sheet ...

Japanese washi paper has been a staple in traditional Japanese ... and then spreading this pulp on a bamboo screen to form ...

“The Hiroshima Panels (I): Ghosts,” executed in ink wash style on traditional Japanese “washi ... An underlying sheet of paper to reinforce the picture on washi was then replaced with ...