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Show 2 presented to me by NLr F. A. McClure, professor of botany, Langna University, Canton articular mould was used in making a specia paper called Tang chi, o ldmun paper. Near the city ofratshan, Kwauglun Province, moulds of this same type are used in the making of Kam pok chi or gold lea paper, whic is apparently used for no nther purpose than fo Placing hclwncn gold leaf, a form of thin beaten gold employed by th Chinese wood-carvers for (lccoraling images and idols. The mould show is capable of forming sheets of paper measuring approximately 16% by 2 inches. Probably the largest "wove" moulds in use at the present time i China are found at Ma Haang, near Kochow, southern Kwangtung. Thes measure 34 by 59 inches and are used for making Zaai pei ok, large bar paper. From % dimensions of Zaai pei paper it will be scen that the wove type of mould does not place a severe restriction upon the size of the shee made. Tt must be understood that the macerated pulp or fibre is poure onto these "wove" moulds and that each sheet is suffered to dry upon th mould before being removed. Since even with favourable weather it woul require about a half hour for each sheet to dry, this method of papermakin necessitates a large stock of moulds. In the mill at Fatshan there are abou two thousand moulds, both old and newly-made. The photograph of th Kwangtung type of "wove" mould gives a clear idea of the construction The two lateral bars of bamboo are twenty-seven inchesin length and abou one inch in diameter, the "legs" protruding about three and a half inche beyond the point where the two cross-bars, also of bamboo, are placed The two long lateral bamboo strips are made of ch'a kon chuk (Arundinari 5p.). The cross-bars, which are equal in length, plus the diameters of th two lateral bars into which they are morticed,are about three-fourths o an inch in diameter and are made from spht mau chuk (m; llnxmzh,v Pubescens (Carr.) de Lehaic). The woven screen, upon w Pulp is poured to form the sheet of paper, is composed of cl'ue ma (Bockmeri nivea, Gaud) (termed ramie, rhea or china grass), and is made to fit preciscl _ Digitalimag © 2004 MarriottLibrary, University of Utah. Al rights reserved |