580 Japanese Chiyogami / Yuzen Paper

580 Japanese Chiyogami / Yuzen Paper

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Chiyogami 580

Full sheet size is 24" x 36"

Half sheet size is 18" x 24"

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Hand-screened Japanese chiyogami (yuzen) is great for book covers, boxes, invitations, collage and multi-media artwork.

Washi Arts has more than a hundred patterns at any time and always has more on order. If you select a pattern that is on order and your project is time sensitive, please let us know. For larger quantity orders, please contact us for a quote (info @ washiarts.com)

For quantity orders contact us for lead times. There are hundreds of patterns in good quantity stocked in the North American warehouse. Orders from Japan can take several months.

Chiygami feature wonderfully decorative patterns hand screened onto machine made sheets of mixed kozo and sulphite paper. They are sometimes referred to as Yuzen in the United States.

Originally, Chiyogami designs were developed in the Edo period as woodblock prints by papermakers during the farming season for use as accessories in the house to enliven the interiors. They were based on the bright kimono textiles which the papermakers from the countryside saw on the fashionable wealthier ladies in the larger cities, especially in Kyoto, where the area known as Yuzen had become famous for its sophisticated techniques for dyeing cloth.

Chiyogami was meant to be cut into pieces and made into paper dolls or pasted on tea tins or small paper boxes; still today the scale of the patterns is reminiscent of these early uses. And still many of the symbols depicted harken back to auspicious occasions when fancy kimonos would be worn: cranes for long life; bamboo for flexibility; plum blossoms and pine boughs for beauty and longevity.

The striking pigment colours, careful registration of screens and wide range of designs make these papers ideal for wallcovering, drawer lining, back of shelves, accent wall and framing. The range of Chiyogami patterns is endless, and Japanese designers today are tireless in their development of new fascinating patterns. A changing offering of patterns are constantly stocked at Washi Arts. Please note: reproduction of patterns is subject to copyright laws.

Chiyogami (also known as Yuzen)

580 Japanese Chiyogami / Yuzen Paper

580 Japanese Chiyogami / Yuzen Paper

Chiyogami 580