The original Tomoe River paper, made by Tomoegawa Co. before its Tomoe River machines (Shizuoka Plant No. 7, then No. 9) were both decommissioned by late 2021 -- still sold today as a 200-sheet A5 wr…
The mill, the lineage, and the line this sheet belongs to.
What the sheet is made of, how thick it is, and how much light passes through.
What the nib feels under the hand — and what keeps the ink on top.
Feathering, bleed, ghosting, sheen, shading — measured against the catalogue's distribution.
Seconds to a smudge-free pass. Standard ink: Iroshizuku Tsuki-yo, room conditions.
What the sheet shows against the light, and what the hand reads of its surface.
The mill, the machine, the certifications — and the story of the predecessor sheet.
How the sheet is sold, bound, ruled — and in what sizes.
A paper that exists because some inks needed somewhere to go. Reserve for the ones whose second colour — the sheen — is the whole point.
€ 8 · A5 pad of 100
€ 22 · A4 pad of 100
Tier I · ~ €0.08 per sheet