From: Halvor (halvorb@mac.com)
Date: 07/08/02-06:41:46 AM Z
Thanks for that post - I have been wondering about these details - what is
torinoko gampi? - after discovering there was several different versions
with appaerantly the same name - That after having spent one year, doing
tests on what I belived was a unique paper. This information is hard to
find.
your english is far better than my Japanese :)
Halvor
on 06.07.02 04:22, Masayuki Nishimaru at nisimaru@kt.rim.or.jp wrote:
> 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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