This pretty Japanese paper , printed by screen printing, has the motifs of:

• soaring cranes (or tsuru ) white and gold, with red details,
• dark green and golden Japanese pine forest with falling red and purple wisteria,
• on a pale blue background .

Discover the collection of our Japanese papers with animal motifs varied .

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.

The uniqueness of Japanese paper is that it is very flexible and resistant and lends itself wonderfully to all kinds of creative hobbies such as cardboard making, origami creation, scrapbooking or personalizing furniture and objects.

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

• Decorate a pencil holder by following our DIY to make a personalized pencil holder and by equipping yourself with this set of 3 customizable pencil pots .

• 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.

• Order a personalized Japanese light fixture (wall light, lampshade or table lamp) in the Japanese paper of your choice which will be handcrafted in our store in Paris.

Features :

• Reference : M657
• 3 dimensions available in store or on the e-shop:
  - Large leaf > 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).