Echizen, japanese paper for calligraphy / watercolor, 20 sheets

Description

Echizen irogami/shikishi thick paper for calligraphy, 2 packs, each pack has 10 sheets so 20 sheets total, golden edges and silver-powder on one side, both sides are usable.
Size:
27 x 24 cm
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麻紙 Mashi paper: hemp plus kozo fibers from Fukui Prefecture
和紙 Washi paper made from hemp,
asa
麻. Originally thought to have been made from scraps of hemp cloth or hemp bark. Considered the oldest paper made in Japan. Its strong, pliant, glossy quality makes it a very high grade paper.
Mashi
was used for imperial proclamations, for copying sutras, and for poetry. Documents and sutras on
mashi
paper from Sui and Tang China and from the Nara and Heian periods are still intact. Production seems to have gradually declined after the Heian period, probably due to a lack of raw material and the low efficiency of production. Besides white
mashi
,
shiromashi
白麻紙 there are various other colors
iromashi
色麻紙, such as red, purple and yellow.
Mashi
in a long format (26cmx175cm) is called
choumashi
長麻紙.