Handmade Washi Paper Letter Writing Box Set

A special Japanese stationery box set for all letter writers and stationery/paper lovers! Included in the set are two sets of chigiri tear-off writing papers and envelopes all made with hand made traditional washi paper by over 300 year old traditional paper maker in Kyushu, Japan. Chigiri (means "tear-off") paper are to be teared off at each fold as the paper is all connected together in the accordion style so that you can use the paper as separate sheets. Writing paper come in two different sizes, medium and small - you can use fountain pen, brush pen, or ballpoint pen to write on these paper. Envelopes have five different local plants enfolded in the special paper: igusa (rash), momiji (Japanese maple), nanohana (flower of canola), benibana (safflower) and ajisai (hydrangea). Measurements: [The box/packaging] 16.6×23×2.5cm [Writing Paper Small] 9.5×18.5cm [Writing Paper Medium] 15×21cm [Envelope] Approx. 11.4×16cm Material: Handmade washi paper Made in Japan ABOUT THE MAKER The maker Nao Washi Paper with over 300 years of history in washi paper making, discovers new values in washi paper that fits in today's life styles by "recrafting" techniques and knowledges that have been passed down as traditions just as the characteristics of the washi paper. Nao Washi Paper is a handmade washi paper studio in Nao, Saga prefecture in Kyushu that does all the procedures required for paper making, from growing mulberry trees -one of the materials for making washi paper. SEE ALL ITEMS BY THIS MAKER-->