From: Masayuki Nishimaru (nisimaru@kt.rim.or.jp)
Date: 07/05/02-01:22:07 PM Z
Hello Halvor and folks,
I would like to post some informarions about Japanese paper.
"Torinoko" washi was named for its color that seems like eggshell color.
Traditional Torinoko is made from Gampi 100%. It is difficult to grow
gampi, so many paper makers use wild gampi. Modern Torinoko were made from
several types of fibers, gampi, mitsumata, kozo, wood pulp. The character
of washi varies even in the same name in the place of production. The
torinoko papers, that are made in Echizen, identified by class. "Toku-gou"
(means special class) is made from only gampi fiber, "Ichi-gou" (means
first class) is made from Mitsumata and gampi fiber. "Ni-gou" (second
class) is made from only Mitsumata. "San-gou"(third class) is made from
Mitsumata and fine quality wood pulp.
It is difficult to make thick paper from gampi only.
The prints Halvor saw at P.G.I. are Paolo Roversi's works printed by Mr.
Didier Brousse, who is a french printer. Those pt/pd prints are printed on
very thin Ohmi gampi paper.
I had measured pH of torinoko and gampi paper. These papers are weak
acidity, the congeniality of the platinum sensitizer and these Japanese
paper is good.
These sites will helpful to know about Japanese paper.
http://www.hiromipaper.com/
http://www.morikipaper.co.jp/
sorry for my poor english
--- Masayuki NISHIMARU e-mail: nisimaru@kt.rim.or.jp WWW: http://platinotype.jp
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