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‘Washi’ Japanese Paper Makers Of Mino, Gifu Prefecture, Wade Into River To Rinse ‘Kozo’ Plant Fibers Used For Their Craft

Video footage taken on Jan. 25 in Mino, Gifu Prefecture, known for it its famed “washi” Japanese paper, shows artisans laying out strips of “kozo” (broussonetia kazinoki), a plant of the mulberry family—the material used to make the paper—in the cold, clear waters of the Itadorigawa river. Laying out the material in the frigid water has the effect of bleaching the kozo and washing away unwanted particles. The water temperature on the day measured about five degrees as the paper-makers laid out about 22.5 kilograms of kozo in a shallow section of the river enclosed by stones .
Video footage taken on Jan. 25 in Mino, Gifu Prefecture, known for it its famed “washi” Japanese paper, shows artisans laying out strips of “kozo” (broussonetia kazinoki), a plant of the mulberry family—the material used to make the paper—in the cold, clear waters of the Itadorigawa river. Laying out the material in the frigid water has the effect of bleaching the kozo and washing away unwanted particles. The water temperature on the day measured about five degrees as the paper-makers laid out about 22.5 kilograms of kozo in a shallow section of the river enclosed by stones .
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Credit:
The Asahi Shimbun Video
Editorial #:
1125571005
Collection:
The Asahi Shimbun Video
Date created:
January 25, 2019
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Clip length:
00:00:59:12
Location:
Mino, Japan
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QuickTime 8-bit Photo-JPEG HD 1920x1080 29.97p
Source:
The Asahi Shimbun Video
Object name:
20190123washi-.mov