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    Washi

    Jun 08, 2022 2 minutes

    Washi translates as Wa (Japanese) Shi (paper). It has been made in Japan for at least 1300 years and is the preferred paper for calligraphy, certificates, origami, shoji screens and lampshades.

    The craft of making paper from the inner bark of the paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) has become an artform in more than just Japan.

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