Akebono Dark Grey 599 A dense and extremely strong

A dense and extremely strong handmade kozo paper

which means thousand generation (chiyo) paper (gami)

These papers have a lovely deckle edge and have incredible wet strength

thick and strong

“Arashi” translates as storm

Akebono Dark Grey 599 A dense and extremely strongIn Japanese Akebono means dawn and after seeing these delicate, handmade translucent kozo papers you will understand why. Soft wisps of variegated kozo are added to a finer pulp to create a texture and colour reminiscent of a morning sky. A father and son make our Akebono papers in the traditional way in a small Japanese village. Washi is the word for traditional papers made by hand. The art of washi is an extremely labour intensive process starting