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unusual facts about rice paper


Rice paper

Xuan paper made from paper mulberry: The traditional paper which originated in ancient China and it has been used for centuries in China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam for writing, artwork, and architecture.


Seiki Shimizu

At that time, chartists drew their candlesticks on a scroll of rice paper, from right to left, with a crow quill and India ink ground by hand.


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Takuji Iwasaki

The Japanese name "Oogomadara" means "paper kite" or the "rice paper butterfly", Idea leuconoe, and is known especially for its presence in butterfly greenhouses and live butterfly expositions.