Matsuo kozo is a handmade 100% kozo (mulberry) paper in 16g weight. A crisp thin tissue, it has a variety of uses in conservation, printmaking and collage; an excellent choice for subtle paper repairs and layering techniques such as chine colle.
In order to offer the extensive range of papers/products that we do, some products are housed offsite and may require 1-6 business days to be collected before your order ships. If you are in a hurry to receive your items, please contact us to check stock before placing your order. In the very rare event that we run out of something included in your order, you will be issued a full refund for that product(s) when your order ships.
Free Sample Paper Shipping to Canada and the USA:
Our 8.5x11” paper samples are shipped free to you by standard letter mail. If you require faster/trackable shipping please select one of the paid shipping options for your samples.
International Orders – Customs Charges:
Import duties, taxes and charges are the responsibility of the buyer and are not included in your shipping cost. These are calculated by customs as your shipment enters its destination country and are completely beyond our control. Please check with your country’s customs office to determine what these additional costs may by prior to purchasing.
Shipping Cost Considerations:
All shipping costs are automatically calculated by our shipping partners and The Paper Place reserves the right to re-quote shipping costs if we discover the actual fees vary considerably from those calculated at checkout. You will be notified of any cost changes and have to ability to approve them before your order is shipped.
Chiyogami is possibly our most popular paper. Strong, beautiful and versatile, these papers are available in a seemingly endless selection of colours and patterns. It is easy to admire Chiyogami for it's beauty alone but what is even more impressive is understanding the time and craftsmanship that goes into making just a single sheet.
The base paper of each sheet of Chiyogami is made of a combination of kozo and sulphite. The kozo gives the paper it's characteristic strength and softness while the sulphite makes it possible to produce these papers at a reasonable cost.
To create a single sheet of Chiyogami, each base sheet is silkscreened with as many colours as there are in that particular pattern – in most cases, four or five colours. After the base sheet has been pasted to a wooden board for stability during the silkscreening process, the first screen silkscreen is registered and ink applied. Each sheet of paper is dried on racks to allow the ink to dry between applications. The screens for subsequent colours are painstakingly registered so that the colour layers lie precisely in relation to each other.
The following are samples showing each stage of this process. The last picture shows the result of this labour intensive process – an incredibly beautiful sheet of Chiyogami.
