⚫︎ 西ノ内和紙 / Nishinouchi Washi
350年の歴史を持つ、伝統的な和紙。コウゾのみを原料として漉かれ、ミツマタやガンピなどが用いられないことに特徴があります。特徴は、強い紙ということで、障子、唐傘、提灯はもとより、売掛帳にもよく使われたといいます。破れにくいのと、書いた字がにじみません。強靱で保存性に優れたその性質から、江戸時代では商人の大福帳として用いられていました。
Nishinouchi Washi is a traditional Japanese paper with a history of 350 years. It is characterized by the fact that only kozo is used as a raw material, and no mitsumata or gampi is used. The characteristic is that it is a strong paper, so it is said that it was often used not only for shoji, umbrellas, and lanterns, but also for accounts receivable. It is hard to tear and the writing does not bleed. Due to its strong and well-preserved nature, it was used as a merchant's daifuku book in the Edo period.
