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Papermaking

Photo by Mori Yoshiyuki

Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University

Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University
Kyoto, Japan

Paper is made by repeatedly inserting a mat (vinegar and a thin bamboo screen) between wooden crates called keta, then vigorously pouring out the water from the papermaking vat.

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  • Title: Papermaking
  • Creator: Photo by Mori Yoshiyuki
Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University

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