Master Papermaker from Mino, Gifu area: Tastuo Ichihara in his studio:

Still making paper in his late seventies. In this video you can see him making paper with a pattern using the “water shower technique”. A unique pattern is made out of wire and placed above the newly cast paper. Water will be showered over this wire screen onto the paper. The water will leave the imprint on the paper. Once dry these papers will have the look of ‘lace’.

Tastuo Ichihara
Haba san eyeing Kozo
Tastuo Ichihara
Used Keta – Ichihara Studio
Maple leaf to be embedded into paper.
Making Paper
Making Paper
Kozo -Ichihara Studio
Keta for the watershower technique
Blot paper and pulp
Watershower bed
Ichihara Studio
Making Paper
A large collection of Keta’s
Ichihara Studio
Pulp beater – Ichihara Studio