| Description | 02: Peeling the kozo bark from a tree | ||
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| Photographer | Migiwa Imaishi | ||
| Place | City of Ogawa, Saitama prefecture | File Size | 1258 KB |
| Definition | 1772 x 2363 | File Format | jpg |
| Copyright | Migiwa Imaishi | - | |
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04: Drying inside skin to be ready for producing paper
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03: Removing the outer skin from the inner skin
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Hosokawa Paper
Hosokawa Paper is the technique of paper screening that has been transmitted in Hosokawa village in the foot of Mount Kouya in Wakayama prefecture and passed on to Musashinokuni near Edo (current Tokyo) and became major production area in Edo period. This kozo paper with smooth surface has been often used for cadaster, record note, and accounting ledger. 01: Steaming kozo tree (paper mulberry)
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