The traditional hand-made paper is manufactured from plants called kozo, or mulberry, which has fibres that are much longer than materials used for paper in the west such as wood and cotton.
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Unknown titleess — from decay. “Washi paper is more flexible and durable” than what Japanese refer to as “western paper”, which disintegrates into tiny pieces when it becomes very old, said the 50-year-old. <span>The traditional hand-made paper is manufactured from plants called kozo, or mulberry, which has fibres that are much longer than materials used for paper in the west such as wood and cotton. “Old Japanese books from the seventh or eighth century remain in good condition... thanks to the fibres of the kozo plants,” said the washi maker at his small factory in Hidaka, a villa Summary
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