China papermaking has been invented for thousands of years, and the papermaking technology has been changing and progressing, especially the paper for painting and calligraphy has experienced some development and evolution. Among them, hemp paper has the longest history. Hemp paper was born before rice paper. Before the Tang Dynasty, the main paper for calligraphy and painting, the main raw materials of hemp paper were hemp fiber and paper bark. Hemp paper is almost brown (raw material color) or green or yellow. Rough surface with hemp fiber. Although hemp paper is the base paper, it is between raw and cooked, and it is roughly 67% mature.
Hemp paper is suitable for writing books, documents, long scrolls and picture books. Antique calligraphy and painting works created with hemp paper are antique and elegant.
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