Kozo

Description

A general term for Japanese lining papers made from the inner bark of mulberry trees, such as the paper mulberry Broussonetia papyrifera. Kozo papers are often used for backing when Asian scrolls are relined.

Synonyms and Related Terms

kozo paper; paper mulberry; torinoko (at least 20% kozo); hosho (thick); moriki (delicate)

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Authority

• Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982

• 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

• Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000