STUDY ON PROCESSED-PAPERS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS

I. Concerning Mino-gami

Abstract

Mino-gami-what's so called-represents our Japanese-paper which is chiefly manufactured at Maki-dani (=Valley) and Mugei-dani (=Valley) in Mino-Province of Gifu Prefecture, Japan; and it has such kinds as sliding-screen-paper, stencil-paper, and papers for Unbrellas or Sunshades for Woman-use etc. The stencil-paper and the sunshades are both exports for America.
Now, as their materials, paper-mulberry, common-mulberry and Manila-hemp are mainly for the sliding-screen-paper ; gampi-fibre for the stencil-paper by 100%, paper-mulberry for umbrellas.
To mention about the way of paper-making “Flowing-method” is generally employed as was handed down from the ancient times ; this is still prevalent because of its remarkable superiority to “Mechanical-method, ” so far as the fibre-twist-about is concerned.
Manufacturing the stencil-paper, we choose paraffin as its principal ingredient, mix with a small quantity of damar-gum, carnauba wax, stearin, wax etc., solve at 80°C, and then apply them over.
Mino-gami is, as an art, of greater merit in its quality and method ; however, we should endeavour to progress this business by adopting scientific method as well as increasing the product of these materials in future.