Misu Paper

Misu paper is a splendid Japanese paper made by cooking the dried bark of a plant such as paper mulberry, extracting the fiber and chopping it up in water to form a pulp, which is evenly formed in a mold before being dried as individual sheets.

These beautiful handmade misu paper are available in a spectrum of color and various sizes. It enlightens various scenes of Japanese life and fostered Japanese culture. The existence of this beautiful paper has brought up the literature to the level of art like calligraphy, drawings and woodblock printing. This Japanese paper is highly evaluated to be the best suitable to printing in which tens of wood blocks for the respective colors are printed on a single piece of paper with applying scrubs of a baren.

Misu paper has been drawing the attention of European art galleries, museums and libraries as a paper that can be stored for more than a thousand years for its neutrality. These papers are now used for restoring art works.