和わ唐とう紙し

noun

thick Japanese paper resembling Chinese paper

Refers to a type of Japanese paper produced from the late Edo period onward, made to imitate Chinese paper (唐紙). Often used in traditional contexts such as calligraphy, bookbinding, or crafts.

See also: 唐紙 (とうし)

• 和わ唐とう紙しは、江え戸ど時じ代だい後こう期きから作つくられるようになった厚あつ手での和わ紙しです。

  Watoshi is a thick Japanese paper that began to be produced from the late Edo period.

• この古こ文もん書じょには和わ唐とう紙しが使つかわれている。

  This old document uses watoshi paper.