{"product_id":"mr-kawakatsu-no-04","title":"Mr. Kawakatsu No. 04","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis lovely cover paper is from Japan and will not be produced again. \u003cspan class=\"svelte-x57wqa\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-x57wqa\"\u003eMr. Kawakatsu had \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-x57wqa\"\u003eone of the last remaining \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-x57wqa\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-x57wqa\"\u003eKatazome-shi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-x57wqa\"\u003e (Japanese stencil-dyed paper) production studios. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-x57wqa\"\u003eHe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-x57wqa\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-x57wqa\"\u003edied suddenly\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-x57wqa\"\u003e in early \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-x57wqa\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-x57wqa\"\u003e2025,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-x57wqa\"\u003e while neither elderly nor in poor health, and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"svelte-x57wqa\"\u003e the studio closed without a successor, leading to the discontinuation of their Katazome-shi selection and marking a significant loss for this heritage craft. \u003cspan\u003eThese richly colored papers were printed by hand, one color at a time, using persimmon-dyed kozo as the stencils, and aided by paste and \"Gojiru\" (soy bean juice), the pigments absorb deeply into the paper to produce long-lasting color. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book has six signatures of white paper and is coptic-bound using fuchsia waxed linen thread. ~4.25×6\" 112 pages. As an experiment, the second image imagines a similar book in a computer-generated setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6 style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(204, 204, 204);\"\u003e25404 coptic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"aBoBoBook | Joni Graves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47756203491493,"sku":"25404","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0756\/2084\/3685\/files\/25404_b.jpg?v=1777140280","url":"https:\/\/www.abobobook.com\/products\/mr-kawakatsu-no-04","provider":"aBoBoBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}