Awagami Hosho Select Paper is a white handmade paper, 17 x 20, 80 gsm is made of 100% high alpha cellulose and has an unique trait of striped "laid" lines on this high quality fine art paper. This fine art paper has been long recognized from printmakers as one of the most versatile Japanese Fine Art washi papers. Awagami Select papers are acid-free, archival quality, and made with a strict attention to quality and preservation. All the papers from the Awagami Select Papers collection may be used by artists for a wide range of techniques from ink to printmaking to drawing. Awagami Hosho Select Paper is mostly known for woodblock prints. This Japanese hand made fine art paper is ideal for etching, hand lithography and wood block printing. Acuity Papers, Handmade Japanese Printmaking Paper