Japanese Paper - Cherry Blossoms - Traditional - Sky Blue - M343

This elegant Japanese paper , with a sky blue background , is screen printed with:

• multicolored cherry blossoms (or sakura ) (pink, red, orange, blue),
• green cherry blossoms containing small white diamonds (or kanoko because it is reminiscent of the spots found on the back of a fawn)
• small green leaves with white tips,
• large navy blue flakes containing small colorful flowers accompanied by either golden graphic waves (or seigaiha ) or white kanoko ,
• with golden contours and details,
• and white windflowers on the background.

Discover our other Japanese papers with flower patterns .

The paper washi (from Japanese: wa , Japanese and sh i, paper) refers to traditional Japanese papers made from long fibers mainly from mulberry ( kozo ) .

Find out more about the art of Japanese paper , its manufacturing and its particularities in our blog article: “Japanese Washi paper” .

Screen-printed by hand , this paper is very flexible and resistant at the same time and lends itself to all kinds of creative hobbies such as origami, cardboard, scrapbooking or customizing objects and furniture.

Some ideas for creations and DIYs using Japanese paper that you can make : 

• Personalize a tissue box by equipping yourself with a white cardboard tissue box to decorate and the tissue box template tutorial .

• Create a bouquet of paper flowers in volume , following our Origami Volume Flower tutorial - Peach, Cherry and Plum .
  
  You can also find our Creative Paper Flower Kits which include per kit: the quantity of papers needed, nicely matched and cut to useful sizes as well as the supplies you will need to create a bouquet of paper flowers, while being assisted a tutorial to guide you step-by-step in your creation.

• Make origami cranes , this bird so typical of Japanese art, by following this tutorial for folding the origami crane .
  
  Also discover our Creative Kits , which are made up of the necessary quantity of papers, nicely matched and cut to useful sizes as well as the specialist materials you will need to create, for example, garlands of cranes or horses or origami kokeshi , while being accompanied by a tutorial to assist you step-by-step in your creation. 

Features :

• Reference : M343
  
• Screen printed on the front / white on the back
• 2 dimensions available in store or on the e-shop:
  - Large sheet > 96cm by 64cm
  - Half sheet > 48cm by 64cm
• Grammage : 80g/ ^m2
• Made in Japan in traditional factories in the Kyoto provinces
• Delivery in rolls: our half or large sheets are delivered rolled and protected by tissue paper and corrugated cardboard (delivered neither folded nor cut).

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