Akebono Yellow leaves Many of the patterns contain

Many of the patterns contain highly symbolic imagery

such as cranes for long life and plum blossoms and pine boughs for beauty and longevity

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Soft wisps of variegated kozo are added to a finer pulp to create a texture and colour reminiscent of a morning sky

A father and son make our Akebono papers in the traditional way in a small Japanese village

Akebono Yellow leaves Many of the patterns containIn Japanese Akebono means dawn and after seeing these delicate, handmade translucent kozo papers you will understand why. Soft wisps of variegated kozo are added to a finer pulp to create a texture and colour reminiscent of a morning sky. A father and son make our Akebono papers in the traditional way in a small Japanese village. Washi is the word for traditional papers made by hand. The art of washi is an extremely labour intensive process starting