Japanese paper

American  

noun

1. paper of a high rag content, used for woodcuts, engravings, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of Japanese paper

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

Yet that glimpse of life, Ms. Orlean writes, was to expand, as did many of her ideas, “like those Japanese paper balls you drop in water and after a moment they bloom into flowers.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Washi: the traditional Japanese paper, known for its beauty and strength, has been used in bookbinding, art, furniture, and architecture for hundreds of years.

From Science Daily

They hope he will browse gift shops that have for generations sold sturdy Japanese paper goods and ceramics and grab sushi at restaurants where chefs have built decades-long relationships with fish vendors.

From New York Times

In just the past few years, they have been presented with conversations on Cambodia; Vietnam; Palestine; Israel; U.S. regions from north to south, east to west; homelessness; prisoners’ “last supper” plates; displaced peoples from India and Pakistan, all in different mediums; and even today, an incredible Japanese paper exhibit.

From Seattle Times

The work, printed on large sheets of handmade Japanese paper, produced a gauzy effect in which images, such as portraits or plants, float in a monochromic wash of red, green or other colors.

From Washington Post