Leaf Bamboo - Full Sheet 040 handmade paper makes for a

handmade paper makes for a truly beautiful pattern

handmade translucent paper features a simple tone-on-tone leaf pattern

was developed in Japan during the Edo Period (1603-1867)

The individual layers of colour are silkscreened on one by one requiring careful registration of screens

Leaf Bamboo - Full Sheet 040 handmade paper makes for aIn Japan, the botanical name for bamboo is sasa. Look closely at the pattern of this delicate, handmade paper and you will see the resemblance to a bamboo stalk. These papers are especially lovely when layered with another paper or used in a way that allows light to shine through them. The inner barks of three plants, all native to Japan, are used primarily in the making of washi. Kozo (mulberry) is said to be the masculine element, the protector,