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Show 9 in Japan for memorandums and messages. Tl he papers of this kin produced in Chikuzen, Buzen, Bungo 2 d Hiyuga are considered t be of the highest gradn: HANKUSA-GAMPI-S The material used m'\hng this paper is one-half gampi and onci e ool Hee Japan fo making fans, etc. Approximate size 15% by 21 inches. Made in Gifu HANSHI OR HAN-S This well-known paper traces its origin to the cighth century A and is made of paper mulberry or mitsumata or both. The paper i light in weight, silky and transparent.The word Hm,hxisus\nll preceded by the name of the district from which i e Japanese papicr-maché. The word is dan.d fium hariy-ru, t stretch orsprud and uki,-ku meaning to dr HAYASHI-SHITA‘This is apparently an old paper of Mino no longer made in Japa It had its origin in the ffiu.mh century A. D., and exists only in ol books and temple recor HICHISHOKU-SH 130 kncwn as Nanairo-gami. This paper may be traced to 157 at present is made in Tosa, Kochi. It s fabricated in seve ddfm:nt colours HI-KAM A name sometimes applicd to Torinoko-gami.The Hi-kam traces it origin to the Nara Period, the name appearing ofiLn e wmmg of the Nara and succeeding periods. Early writers statc that Hi-kam c made from the kanifi plant. The writer, Seisho-Nagon in th ""Makura-no-Sashi*" mentions this plant and describes it i dcml ‘The plant has been 1dumfied as Kiko-gampi,a varicty of gampi Thc name Hi-kami was superseded during the fourteenth centur e soeilation Tor Al rights reserved |