Shoji Paper AT22 Unryu

Description

AKARUKU TSUYOI Unryu AT22 Shoji paper white, with Unryu fiber structure

pure white, lightweight and highly translucent standard shoji paper with Unryu fiber structure, 2-fold tear resistance

Shoji papers are thin, translucent, translucent white or natural-colored Japanese papers that are mainly used for covering lattice frames, screens and sliding shoji doors. Shoji papers diffuse and distribute the light from lamps or fluorescent tubes beautifully, so that they can be used to create large lighting objects easily and inexpensively. Despite their high translucency, shoji papers are largely opaque. Shoji papers are glued to wooden frames with a removable natural tapioca-based starch paste and then lightly moistened. They then stretch themselves as they dry.

The AKARUKU TSUYOI series of shoji papers (abbreviation AT) are pure white, inexpensive shoji papers with twice the tear strength of the simplest shoji papers made of pulp and viscose fibers. AKARUKU TSUYOI is Japanese for bright and stable.

Due to the addition of approx. 20% polyester fibers, they not only have higher strength values compared to simple shoji papers, but also react less to fluctuations in humidity. They therefore lose less tension in humid climates. In addition, papers with synthetic fiber content are relatively tear-resistant even when wet. These properties make AKARUKU TSUYOI shoji papers easy to process. Despite their low basis weight, they are very robust and can also be used for covering somewhat larger individual surfaces.

The glossy fibers that give AKARUKU TSUYOI shoji paper its characteristic unryu Japanese paper texture are specially modified viscose fibers.

Shoji papers AT22 are very well suited as Japanese paper for lampshades, light ceilings and for covering sliding shoji doors and screens if there are no increased requirements for tear resistance or cleaning. They are also used for calligraphy, sumi-e, printing and a wide range of handicrafts.