What is gampi paper?

Description. Gampi is the most luxurious fibre used in making the finest Japanese papers. #20 is 100% Japanese Gampi which has a beautiful sheen and a natural sized quality which prevents absorption. It is often used for printmaking (chine colle), digital prints and calligraphy. Sheet size: 25” x 38” (63.5 x 97cm)

What is Japanese gampi?

Gampi or Ganpi are a group of Japanese shrubs, members of the genus Wikstroemia, some of which have been used for making paper since the 8th century. It is used to make the high quality washi paper, as are kōzo and mitsumata trees.

What is Japanese tissue paper made of?

Japanese tissue is a thin, strong paper made from vegetable fibers. Japanese tissue may be made from one of three plants, the kōzo plant (Broussonetia papyrifera, paper mulberry tree), the mitsumata (Edgeworthia chrysantha) shrub and the gampi tree (Diplomorpha sikokiana).

Is Gampi paper archival?

Achieve stunning results on Awagami’s 100% handmade washi papers. Developed exclusively for platinum and palladium photographers, these paper are skillfully made one sheet at a time using only premium gampi fibers. All papers are unbuffered, archival, incredibly strong and made without any ob brighteners.

What is mulberry paper used for?

Mulberry Paper The paper feathers beautifully when hand torn. Because mulberry paper has a neutral pH, it makes a wonderful art paper for long-lasting projects. The uses are almost endless: collage, painting, scrapbooking, note cards, lamp shades, wedding invitations, fish rubbings and many, many more.

What is Gampi fiber?

Gampi fiber comes from the inner bark of branches of the gampi bush. Since it is difficult to cultivate, it is obtained from wild plants, therefore paper is especially coveted. Although some thinner gampi sheets seem fragile, each sheet is extremely strong and impervious to insects.

What is Japon paper?

A dense sheet of paper with a very nice feel in the hand and excellent versatility for a multiple applications. Despite its name, it bears no similarities to a Japanese paper, and is much heavier and more like an imitation parchment paper.

What is Kanji paper?

Also known as genkouyoushi or genkoyoshi paper, Kanji paper has columns of squares to practice Japanese lettering. Each large square can hold one Japanese character known as Kanji, Hiragana or Katakana and is divided into four quadrants to guide the correct positioning of the elements of the character.