Chiyogami 401 butterfly which means thousand generation (chiyo)

which means thousand generation (chiyo) paper (gami)

fashionable kimono textiles being produced in the Yuzen area of Kyoto inspired the papermakers to produce small-scale paper imitations intended for use on dolls and tiny household items

such as cranes for long life and plum blossoms and pine boughs for beauty and longevity

such as tea tins

Chiyogami 401 butterfly which means thousand generation (chiyo)Every sheet of our stunning Japanese Chiyogami paper is meticulously produced by hand. The individual layers of colour are silkscreened on one by one requiring careful registration of screens. The base paper is a combination of kozo and sulphite and the pigments used are fade resistant resulting in a strong, soft and versatile decorative paper ideal for many different applications! To learn more about how Chiyogami is made, click here. Chiyogami,