Echizen Torinoko Paper - Echizen Torinoko Paper

Japanese: 越前の鳥の子紙 - えちぜんのとりのこがみ
Echizen Torinoko Paper - Echizen Torinoko Paper

…The main production areas are Echizen (Takefu and Tsuruga, Echizen paper) and Settsu (Nashiro paper). Echizen Torinoko paper comes in a variety of thicknesses, such as thin and medium, as well as decorative designs such as uchigumori, mizutama, suki patterns (called e-torinoko at the time), and suminagashi, and is often technically excellent, such as colored torinoko paper dyed with plants. Nashiro Torinoko paper is characterized by its powdered torinoko paper, which is made by mixing in egg-colored Amako clay, a local specialty. …

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "Echizen Torinoko paper" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…代表的な産地は越前(武生と敦賀,越前紙)と摂津(名塩紙)である。越前の鳥の子紙は,薄様(うすよう),中様(ちゆうよう)などの厚さの違いのほか,内曇(うちぐもり),水玉(みずたま),漉(す)き模様(当時は絵鳥の子などと称した),墨流しなどの装飾をほどこしたり,植物染による各色の色鳥の子紙など,技巧的に優れたものが多かった。名塩の鳥の子紙は,地元の特産である卵色の尼子(天子)土を混入するなど,粉入鳥の子紙に特色があった。…

※「越前の鳥の子紙」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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