Katazome-shi 175 green such as tea tins

such as tea tins

Many of the patterns contain highly symbolic imagery

these elegant bold patterned papers were developed in Kyoto during the 20th century by an inspired soul

the pigments absorb deeply into the paper to produce long-lasting colour and the unmistakable look of a print truly made by hand

Katazome-shi 175 green such as tea tins"Katazome shi" literally means stencil dyed papers. Using traditional kimono printing techniques, these elegant bold patterned papers were developed in Kyoto during the 20th century by an inspired soul. Using persimmon dyed kozo as the stencils, and aided by paste and "Kojiro" (soy bean juice), the pigments absorb deeply into the paper to produce long lasting colour and the unmistakable look of a print truly made by hand. While beautiful and