15. Washi zabuton
This handmade washi made from Tosa kozo get their light green color from the bark. The wild materials are transformed into fine washi paper. It is born only through the care of hands and the passage of time.
09. Kudzu-fu and handmade Tosakozo-Washi Pojagi
Hand-sewn Pojagi composed of Kudzu-fu (kudzu fabric) and Tosakozo-Washi. Kudzu-fu, regarded as a primitive material, is woven of threads made of the bast fibers of the kudzu stem. Kudzu fabric from the Enshu region has a characteristic shine.
10. Kudzu-fu wild grass bag
Kudzu vines are harvested in early summer when they are still green. The vines are tied, boiled, and then cooled in a stream. They are then wrapped in susuki grass and naturally fermented. They are taken out once their skin has dissolved. The kudzu is then dried and split by hand.
11. Kudzu-fu skirt
Kudzu vines are harvested in early summer when they are still green. The vines are tied, boiled, and then cooled in a stream. They are then wrapped in susuki grass and naturally fermented. They are taken out once their skin has dissolved. The kudzu is then dried and split by hand.
12. Kamikoromo long haori
Kamikoromo are paper robes made of handmade washi Japanese paper. This handmade washi is made from the native Tosa kozo tree with traditional methods. Konjac paste is added for strength. With organic cotton lining.
13. Kamikoromo long haori
The lightness and heat-retaining quality of kamikoromo made them popular among travelers and Haiku poets. Kamikoromo embody the sense of wabi-sabi, emphasizing the rustic beauty of nature. By the middle of the Edo period, the use of these paper robes had expanded to the general population.
14. Washi Fukusa
Tosa kozo are cut at the root and steamed in a barrel over a fire in order to separate the bark.
The bundles of fibers are placed in a cold stream for one to three days. The branches are boiled and stripped of their outer bark and then dried. The fibers are then boiled, placed in running water, and naturally bleached. The rinsed fibers are placed in a strainer floating in water for further cleaning and then laid on a board and beaten. Once they have dried overnight and been softened by stamping or hand-rubbing, they are ready to be made into washi-paper products.
15. Washi zabuton
This handmade washi made from Tosa kozo get their light green color from the bark. The wild materials are transformed into fine washi paper. It is born only through the care of hands and the passage of time.
09. Kudzu-fu and handmade Tosakozo-Washi Pojagi
Hand-sewn Pojagi composed of Kudzu-fu (kudzu fabric) and Tosakozo-Washi. Kudzu-fu, regarded as a primitive material, is woven of threads made of the bast fibers of the kudzu stem. Kudzu fabric from the Enshu region has a characteristic shine.