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In Praise of Shadows
In Praise of Shadows

Inspired by the important role that shadows play in Japanese aesthetics, the book takes its title and text from Junichiro Tanizaki’s seminal essay “In Praise of Shadows.”

This book uses the traditional Japanese tesuri-kako-ho, or hand-rubbing, method to create watermarks that impress shadow-like images and text into handmade sheets mitsumata Japanese paper.