Kozo Tissue Itame - Full Sheet 908c A dense and extremely strong

A dense and extremely strong handmade kozo paper

and the strongest

Itame is the Japanese word for ‘woodgrain’ and the juxtaposition of such a rough texture on this delicate

For this reason

Kozo Tissue Itame - Full Sheet 908c A dense and extremely strongItame is the Japanese word for woodgrain and the juxtaposition of such a rough texture on this delicate, handmade paper makes for a truly beautiful pattern. These papers are especially lovely when layered with another paper or used in a way that allows light to shine through them. The inner barks of three plants, all native to Japan, are used primarily in the making of washi. Kozo (mulberry) is said to be the masculine element, the protector, thick