Chiyogami 172 dye such as tea tins

such as tea tins

was developed in Japan during the Edo Period (1603-1867)

Many of the patterns contain highly symbolic imagery

They will easily flatten out when rolled in the opposite direction

The base paper is a combination of kozo and sulphite and the pigments used are fade resistant resulting in a strong

Chiyogami 172 dye such as tea tinsEvery sheet of our stunning Japanese Chiyogami paper is meticulously produced by hand. The individual layers of colour are silkscreened on one by one requiring careful registration of screens. The base paper is a combination of kozo and sulphite and the pigments used are fade resistant resulting in a strong, soft and versatile decorative paper ideal for many different applications! Chiyogami, which means thousand generation (chiyo) paper (gami), was