Rice Paper

Chinese Painting Silk

Class Dimension   Weight Color Property ID Price sized 32 in. wide 30 g/m2 white translucent, semi-absorbent RP240 $ 15.30 / ft ft

The use of silk as painting support can be dated back to the fifth century BC. Before rice paper gained its popularity in the thirteenth century, painting mostly depended on silk. It is naturally highly absorbent and in order to paint on it, one has to first size it and then degrease it with chalk. Stiffer and more translucent than a common 1-ply paper, the appearance of the brushwork depends to a great extent on its weave.