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Show 6 photograph 37, cach moul ended from overhead by four cords, th upper end of cach cord being tied to the small end of a bamboo pole, th pole giving sufficient "spring" to allow the handling of the mould an yet furnishing considerable support and balance. The mould, with it underframe and hinged deckle, between which lies the bamboo "laid cover which in turn is covered with silk cloth, is held by two convenientl placed handles, as shown in the photograph. The mould is next skillfull tilted at the ends so that it takes up a small amount of the watery fibrou stock upon its silk cloth surface, then shaken to and fro; a portion of th pulp forms the first layer of the sheet, while the remainder of the stoc ts over the newly-formed surface back into the vat. The mould is agai dlppsd sllghllymlo thevat of |)\|lp and another layer formed, all the whil the mould being kept in motio and the thin fibrous liquid floating ove the deposited layer, the :urplu: :mng allowed to flow over the edge of th deckle,or upper sugeta, Afier several dippings and a great deal of rollin n the sheet is practically formed, but, as if (o give a last finishin touch and to cross the fibres, the worker brings the mould to the fron edge of the vat which acts as a support fora sort of fanning motion whic discharges the surplus stock over the back edge of the mould and complete the formation of the sheet. The moulding process is not easily described although T have scen hundreds of sheets formed and have watched th dexterous manipulation of the moulds for hours. Tt is quite obvious tha the entire technique is different from that employed in the formation o European handmade paper, requiring, no doubt, far more skill than th Occidental method The system of Japancse papermaking just described is known a nngmmkx while another form, much simpler, consisting of using all of th pulp lifted by the mould, is termed tamezuki.'* The wor of forming pape *Thss twomethodsf formingpaperupon ot adetuled accountof e apetivs per the moulds are sufficiently impor war. _tions, for upon them both modern Oriental an Al rights reserved |