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Forming paper with a Su screen, Echigo Kadoide paper

Echigo Kadoide Washi and Photo by Minamoto Tadayuki

Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University

Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University
Kyoto, Japan

In a vat filled with water, the beaten fibers and a viscous agent called tororo-aoi are stirred to thoroughly mix them and then the fibers scooped up to form sheets using a su, or bamboo screen lashed with silk threads, set in a deckle and mould.

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  • Title: Forming paper with a Su screen, Echigo Kadoide paper
  • Creator: Echigo Kadoide Washi, Photo by Minamoto Tadayuki
  • Rights: © Echigo Kadoide Washi, Photo © Minamoto Tadayuki
Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University

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