Chinese Calligraphy Paper
Posted: January 7th, 2011, 9:54 pm
I discovered some good reasonably priced origami paper in the form of chinese calligraphy paper: 楮皮紙 (zhu pi zhi) is the chinese equivalent to kozo and hanji and can come is various thickness and size (but only in white, although some taiwanese sites seem to suggest that it comes in a few more colours) and
宣紙 (xuan zhi) - cotton paper - again in different thickness and size (but tend to be thicker) . go for single ply "單宣" for thin ones. both are cheaper than kozo and probably hanji .....quality varies but price is usually a good indicator......only problem is that i STILL can't get them in australia for the sizes I need except for big rolls of 温州皮紙 "wenzhou pizhi)
(and I don't generally buy paper from the net unless I can feel them first!)
If anyone can tell me of a place in Sydney Australia (aside from Will's Quills) where I can get them then I'll be grateful (yes I've tried Chinatown - no I couldn't find any but if you could tell me where then I'll look!)
宣紙 (xuan zhi) - cotton paper - again in different thickness and size (but tend to be thicker) . go for single ply "單宣" for thin ones. both are cheaper than kozo and probably hanji .....quality varies but price is usually a good indicator......only problem is that i STILL can't get them in australia for the sizes I need except for big rolls of 温州皮紙 "wenzhou pizhi)
(and I don't generally buy paper from the net unless I can feel them first!)
If anyone can tell me of a place in Sydney Australia (aside from Will's Quills) where I can get them then I'll be grateful (yes I've tried Chinatown - no I couldn't find any but if you could tell me where then I'll look!)