Chiri (Bark Bits) Mingei Backed Japanese Paper
Chiri (Bark Bits) Mingei Backed Japanese Paper
Chiri means bark bits and these pieces of natural material add great visual interest to this paper.
Mingei is a backed washi tissue that has great weight and body. Works well for book covers, boxes, and in printed materials where a cover weight stock is called for.
Sheet size is 25" x 37" and 8.5” x 11”
Weight is 100g
Decorative fiber: 100% kozo / Base layer: sulphite
• machine made laminated paper with white base and dyed decorative fiber surface
• "Mingei" was the name given to the folk art movement founded in the 1920s by Soetsu Yanagi; this paper is named out of respect for the friendship of the maker's family with the Yanagi-san
• heavy weight suitable for use as book and box covers, cards and more