This stunning sheet of paper was collected by Sir Harry Parkes, British Ambassador to Japan, in 1870. It was one of about 1000 paper items collected as part of an investigation of Japanese ...
Echizen City in Fukui Prefecture is a major center for washi paper production. There, papermaker Igarashi Masami created "Food Paper," combining produce like potatoes or onions – mainly ...
Washi is a high-end paper made by hand only from the bark of ... just like the nearly 1,300-year-old document made of Echizen Washi kept at the Shosoin Repository. The exhibition will run until ...
Grand Seiko has unveiled the SBGJ283, a new regional and limited-edition reference with the nickname of “Washi Paper.” As the name suggests, the timepiece draws inspiration from the ...
With the release of the washi-inspired dial on the new SBGJ283, I think that the next blockbuster dial may have arrived. Washi is a traditional Japanese craft where artisans handcraft paper made from ...