Kaga Torinoko Paper - Kaga Torinoko Paper

Japanese: 加賀鳥の子紙 - かがとりのこがみ
Kaga Torinoko Paper - Kaga Torinoko Paper

…Nashio Torinoko paper was characterized by its powdered torinoko paper, which was made by mixing in egg-colored Amago clay, a local specialty. Currently, Torinoko paper is made in Echizen paper (Imadate-cho, Fukui Prefecture), Nashio paper (Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture), as well as Omi Torinoko paper (Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture), Kaga Torinoko paper (Kawakita-cho, Ishikawa Prefecture), Tosa Torinoko paper (Ino-cho, Kochi Prefecture), and Izumo Mingei paper (Yakumo Village, Shimane Prefecture). Its uses are much narrower than that of kozo paper, such as writing paper for kana and as art paper for Japanese paintings, and there is a need to expand sales channels in the future. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kaga Torinoko paper" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…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。現在,鳥の子紙として漉かれているのは,越前紙(福井県今立町),名塩紙(兵庫県西宮市)のほか,近江鳥の子紙(滋賀県大津市),加賀鳥の子紙(石川県川北町),土佐鳥の子紙(高知県伊野町),出雲民芸紙(島根県八雲村)などがあげられる。用途は,仮名書きなどの料紙,日本画などの画材用紙などで,楮紙(こうぞがみ)に比べてきわめて狭く,今後の販路の拡大が求められる。…

※「加賀鳥の子紙」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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