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Japanese paper

Scope note

Use for various types of oriental handmade paper, usually having long fibers. Specifically for paperlike material made from the pith of the rice paper tree, use "rice paper."

This term has 148 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Material

Getty AAT term number

300014143

Broader Terms used

Oriental paper

Equivalent Terms used

Japanese papers
washi

Created

13yrs ago

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