This elegant Japanese paper , with a turquoise background , is screen-printed with cherry blossoms (or sakura ) of different sizes in white, light pink, fuchsia pink and orange, on orange-green branches, with golden ripples.

Discover our other Japanese papers with flower patterns .

Washi (from wa , Japanese and shi , paper) is the Japanese word for traditional Japanese papers made from long fibers mainly from the kozo (mulberry tree).

To discover more about the art of Japanese paper , its manufacturing and its particularities, find our article “Japanese Washi paper” on the blog.

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 : 

• 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.

• 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.

Features :

• Reference : M380
  
• 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
  - Quarter sheet > 48cm by 31cm
  
• 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).