Washi ( 和 紙 ) is a traditional Japanese paper . It is made from the fibers of the gampi bark (the so-called several types of wikstremia ), edgeworthy of the golden-flowered ( Edgeworthia chrysantha , in Japan is called mitsumata) or paper brussetia. Cheaper grades of paper can be made from bamboo , hemp , rice and wheat [1] [2] . Often it is mistakenly called " rice paper ."
It is distinguished by high quality: strength (almost impossible to tear with your hands), white color, as well as a characteristic uneven structure.
It was used for writing, origami , pasting up sliding doors in traditional Japanese houses ( shoji ), clothes, myokuri jewelry ( Japanese 見 送 り ) (or “wasikanzashi”) were made from it for the debut of geisha students, stencils for dyeing fabrics , and not only . Now it is used mainly for Japanese calligraphy .
During World War II, the shells of transcontinental fusembacudan bombers, launched through the Pacific Ocean to the United States using jet streams, were made from washi.
In 2014, Vasi became one of the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage sites [3] .
See also
- Japanese culture
- Japanese calligraphy
Notes
- ↑ Saison-group.ru. - Japanese washi paper
- ↑ Rest in world. - Japanese paper - Washi or Wagami
- ↑ Kyodo, JIJI. Government, paper makers welcome addition of 'washi' to UNESCO list . The Japan Times (November 27, 2014). Date of treatment November 27, 2014.
Links
The manufacturing process of traditional Japanese paper. 5 days in pictures with explanations. (eng.)