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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
Paper produced from the short bast fibers obtained from the shrub, ''Wikstroemia canescens'', native to the mountainous regions of Japan. Gampi is a fine, fibrous paper made on a papermaking screen covered with a waterproof [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=silk silk] cloth. This results in the paper having a silk-like, woven appearance. While gampi is transparent, smooth, and strong, it has poor dimensional stability. Gampi is used as [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=tracing paper tracing paper] and as interleaves for beating [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=gold gold], but not for linings.
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Paper produced from the short bast fibers obtained from the shrub, ''Wikstroemia canescens'', native to the mountainous regions of Japan. Gampi is a fine, fibrous paper made on a papermaking screen covered with a waterproof [[silk]] cloth. This results in the paper having a silk-like, woven appearance. While gampi is transparent, smooth, and strong, it has poor dimensional stability. Gampi is used as [[tracing paper]] and as interleaves for beating [[gold]], but not for linings.
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[[File:1997.108-SC78670.jpg|thumb|Screenprint on gampi<br>MFA# 1997.108]]
  
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== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
 
''Wikstroemia canescens''; bird-skin paper; gambi;
 
''Wikstroemia canescens''; bird-skin paper; gambi;
  
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== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
  
 
Fiber width = 6-16 microns; Striation are fine and well-spaced.  Parenchymal cells are rectangular with few structure.
 
Fiber width = 6-16 microns; Striation are fine and well-spaced.  Parenchymal cells are rectangular with few structure.
  
== Additional Information ==
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== Resources and Citations ==
  
 
T.Collings, D. Miller, 'The Identification of Oriental Paper Fibers' ''The Paper Conservator'', vol 3, 1978.
 
T.Collings, D. Miller, 'The Identification of Oriental Paper Fibers' ''The Paper Conservator'', vol 3, 1978.
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== Resources and Citations ==
  
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* T.Collings, D. Miller, 'The Identification of Oriental Paper Fibers' ''The Paper Conservator'', vol 3, 1978.
  
* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982  Comment: Wikstroemia canescens
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* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982  Comment: Wikstroemia canescens
  
* Book and Paper Group, Book and Paper Group, ''Paper Conservation Catalog'', AIC, 1984, 1989
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* Book and Paper Group, ''Paper Conservation Catalog'', AIC, 1984, 1989
  
 
* ''The Dictionary of Paper'', American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980
 
* ''The Dictionary of Paper'', American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980
  
* Bernard Toale, Bernard Toale, ''The Art of Papermaking'', Davis Publications, Portland OR, 1983
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* Bernard Toale, ''The Art of Papermaking'', Davis Publications, Portland OR, 1983
  
* Silvie Turner, Silvie Turner, ''Which Paper?'', Design Press, New York, 1991
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* Silvie Turner, ''Which Paper?'', Design Press, New York, 1991
  
 
* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
 
* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000

Latest revision as of 13:42, 29 October 2020

Photograph on gampi
MFA# 2002.84

Description

Paper produced from the short bast fibers obtained from the shrub, Wikstroemia canescens, native to the mountainous regions of Japan. Gampi is a fine, fibrous paper made on a papermaking screen covered with a waterproof Silk cloth. This results in the paper having a silk-like, woven appearance. While gampi is transparent, smooth, and strong, it has poor dimensional stability. Gampi is used as Tracing paper and as interleaves for beating Gold, but not for linings.

Screenprint on gampi
MFA# 1997.108

Synonyms and Related Terms

Wikstroemia canescens; bird-skin paper; gambi;

Applications

Personal Risks

Collection Risks

Physical and Chemical Properties

Fiber width = 6-16 microns; Striation are fine and well-spaced. Parenchymal cells are rectangular with few structure.

Resources and Citations

T.Collings, D. Miller, 'The Identification of Oriental Paper Fibers' The Paper Conservator, vol 3, 1978.

Additional Images

Resources and Citations

  • T.Collings, D. Miller, 'The Identification of Oriental Paper Fibers' The Paper Conservator, vol 3, 1978.
  • Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982 Comment: Wikstroemia canescens
  • Book and Paper Group, Paper Conservation Catalog, AIC, 1984, 1989
  • The Dictionary of Paper, American Paper Institute, New York, Fourth Edition, 1980
  • Bernard Toale, The Art of Papermaking, Davis Publications, Portland OR, 1983
  • Silvie Turner, Which Paper?, Design Press, New York, 1991
  • The Dictionary of Art, Grove's Dictionaries Inc., New York, 1996 Comment: "Prints"