There are words that sit comfortably in the mouth. Kozo is not one of them.

Nick Cladis, a professor at the University of Iowa, was granted to host a Japanese papermaking festival on Friday April 14, 2023. Special artists Masami Igarashi and Hideaki Taki came from Echizen, a ...

As travelers yearn to connect with artisans and practice craft, a new slate of trips offers just that.

Papermaking, a cornerstone of human civilization and one of China's Four Great Inventions, exemplifies the enduring legacy of ancient ingenuity in shaping modern materials science. Originating from ...

The latest Ground Rules column looks at the process of turning plants into paper.

Cai Lun Memorial Park was set up in 2001 in the city center of Leiyang, Hunan province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] Leiyang in Hunan province is the birthplace of the creator of advanced ...

Papermaking is one of ancient China’s greatest inventions. There has been more than 2000 years of history since Cai Lun invented paper in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25 BC – AD 220). Although now a ...

In the remote Vietnamese village of Suoi Co, a young woman with a vision is keeping an ancient tradition alive. On the veranda of a home in Suoi Co, a rural Vietnamese village about 45km southwest of ...

Baidi village is widely considered to be the origin of the Dongba culture. [Photo by Xu Jing/chinadaily.com.cn] To explore the traditional techniques of Dongba hand-made paper, representatives of ...

Sandby, Whatman, and watercolor: an introduction / Scott Wilcox -- A prospect for the nation / Stephen Daniels -- Papermaking and the Whatmans / Theresa Fairbanks Harris, Michael Fuller, and Maureen ...