I. Requirements of origin
Xuan paper: The origin is Jingxian County, Xuancheng City, Anhui Province, which is located at the southern edge of mid-latitude. According to meteorological indicators, it belongs to the north subtropical and subtropical monsoon humid climate. The climate is mild, the rainfall is abundant, and the light resources are abundant, with distinct spring, summer, autumn and winter. The annual average temperature 15.7℃, and the annual extreme maximum temperature is 40.8℃. There are about 1000 kinds of herbs suitable for the raw materials and manufacture of rice paper in Jingxian county.
Plain paper: there is no special requirement for the place of origin.
Second, raw materials.
Xuan paper: The raw material structure of Xuan paper is Pteroceltis tatarinowii bark and Liaocao (Pteroceltis tatarinowii bark is long fiber and straw is short fiber). This raw material ratio has been followed for nearly a thousand years and has not changed so far.
Plain paper: Raw materials include Gracilaria lemaneiformis, Broussonetia papyrifera bark, bamboo, etc.
Third, the production method
Xuan paper: The production process of Xuan paper includes soaking, ashing, cooking, washing, bleaching, beating, fishing, gluing, pasting, baking, etc. 18 processes, and 100 processes.
Plain paper: production is divided into two basic processes: pulping and papermaking. Pulping is to dissociate plant fiber raw materials into natural pulp or bleached pulp by mechanical method, chemical method or a combination of the two.
Fourth, characteristics
Xuan paper has good ink wetting property, strong durability, aging resistance and difficult discoloration. Xuan paper is tough and moist, smooth but not slippery, white and dense, pure in texture, lossless in rubbing, strong in ink wetting, and unique in permeability and lubricity. Writing and painting are divided into five colors, that is, they are completed in one stroke, with distinct shades, visible textures, distinct Mo Yun and distinct layers. It is not easy to be eaten by insects and has a long service life.
Plain paper: not as soft as rice paper, and the wettability of ink is not strong; Writing style is firm.
Extended data
Types of rice paper
There are more than 60 kinds of Xuan paper products, and their general functions can be divided into raw Xuan and alum Xuan Sheng Xuan is suitable for freehand brushwork in China and Fan Xuan is suitable for meticulous brushwork in China.
The base paper of rice paper can be divided into four categories according to the proportion of raw materials: cotton, clean leather, extra clean leather and pure leather. According to the thickness, it can be divided into single publicity, double publicity, second publicity and third publicity. According to the specifications, it can be divided into four-foot publicity, five-foot publicity, six-foot publicity, eight-foot publicity, two-foot publicity, six-foot publicity, eight-foot publicity, two-foot publicity and other special specifications. According to the paper grain, it can be divided into single silk road, double silk road, turtle grain, rib and so on.
There are many kinds of processed Xuan paper products produced by the original paper-making after reprocessing.
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