Kaji paper

Japanese: 梶紙 - かじがみ
Kaji paper

…This paper is made from paper mulberry and has been the most representative type of washi paper from ancient times to the present. In ancient times it was called kokushi, and even today it has other names such as kajigami (kozo paper or kaji paper). The raw material, paper mulberry, is a deciduous shrub belonging to the mulberry family that grows wild in Japan and was abundant there, so in ancient times it was used for weaving fabrics such as tafu and tae. …

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Japanese:

…コウゾを原料とする紙で,古代から現代にいたるまで,一貫して代表的な和紙であった。古代には榖紙(こくし)とよばれ,現代においても梶紙(かじがみ)(構紙・加地紙)などの別名をもつ。原料のコウゾはクワ科に属する落葉低木で,日本に自生し,豊富にあったので,古代において太布(たふ)や栲(たえ)などの織物に用いられていた。…

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