⚫︎ 皆田和紙 / Kaita Washi
佐用郡佐用町皆田地区を中心に製造されていた、厚手で破れにくいことが特徴である和紙です。発祥等は定かではありませんが、室町時代の文献に皆田和紙についての記述があり、当時から屏風や障子紙として重宝されていたことがわかっています。昭和43年に生産が途絶えたものの、現在は、便箋や団扇、行燈など様々な製品が製造されています。
Kaita Washi was produced mainly in the Minada area of Sayo Town, Sayo District, and is characterized by being thick and tear-resistant. The origin of the paper is not certain, but there is a description of Minada washi paper in the literature of the Muromachi period, and it is known that it was useful as a folding screen and shoji paper from that time. Although production ceased in Showa 43, various products such as stationery, fans, and lanterns are now produced.
