Ecoprint on Hosho paper
Last year I visited Ichibei Iwano in Echizen. Ichibei is an official Living National Treasure in Japan. For generations they use the kizuki hosho method to produce a paper with very long fibers that is ideal for woodblock printing, and turned out to be very suitable for eco-printing too!
He told me many stories about his paper making and showed me beautiful ukiyo-e artworks made on his hosho paper.
He also gifted me some absolutely beautiful hosho sheets. Here is my work on Hosho made by Japan National Treasure Ichibei Iwano.
Chicago Prairie, 2025.