Katazome-shi 006 lilac It is grown as a

It is grown as a farm crop

the botanical name for bamboo is ‘sasa’

the protector

which means thousand generation (chiyo) paper (gami)

which very appropriately describes this paper most often used for collage and chigiri-e

Katazome-shi 006 lilac It is grown as a"Katazome shi" literally means stencil dyed papers. Using traditional kimono printing techniques, these elegant bold patterned papers were developed in Kyoto during the 20th century by an inspired soul. Using persimmon dyed kozo as the stencils, and aided by paste and "Kojiro" (soy bean juice), the pigments absorb deeply into the paper to produce long lasting colour and the unmistakable look of a print truly made by hand. While beautiful and