noun
tengujo; tengucho; thin washi
A specific type of very thin, high-quality Japanese paper (washi). The reading てんぐじょう is more common; てんぐちょう is an alternate reading.
See also: 和紙 (わし)
典具帖は薄くて丈夫な和紙です。
Tengujo is a thin and strong washi.
この工房では典具帖を手漉きで作っています。
This workshop makes tengujo by hand.
和紙 is the general term for traditional Japanese paper, while 典具帖 is a specific variety known for its extreme thinness and strength.
The origin of the name is uncertain; it is a traditional term for a specific type of washi.