Tengujo or tengucho paper (典具帖紙, tenguchōshi) is a specialist Japanese paper. It is an extremely thin kōzo paper[1] that is almost transparent. One of its uses is for archival conservation.[2] It has also been used for lighting design.[3]

The paper is produced in the Kochi prefecture of Japan by the company Hidaka Washi since 1949.[4] The product is made with kozo (stems of mulberry trees), alkaline water and neri (a liquid from the tororo-aoi plant).[5]

References

  1. ↑ Mizumura, Megumi; Kubo, Takamasa; Moriki, Takao (April 2015). "Japanese paper: History, development and use in Western paper conservation" (PDF). icon.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  2. ↑ Whang, Oliver (2020-05-05). "The Thinnest Paper in the World". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  3. ↑ Yamada, Mio (2019-03-31). "Baku Sakashita: In light of good design". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
  4. ↑ Whang, Oliver (May 5, 2020). "The Thinnest Paper in the World". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  5. ↑ Whang, Oliver (May 5, 2020). "The Thinnest Paper in the World". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 May 2020.


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