JapanBargain 1992, Chinese Japanese Brush Calligraphy Rice Paper Sumi Painting Practice Paper Ink Stamping Paper Made in Japan, 100 Sheets Package May Vary

I love using this rice paper. Very good quality, reasonably priced. Perfect for pulling prints for collage.

I am learning Chinese Brush Painting after doing watercolors for several years, and I purchased this for practice paper. It is not quite as thick as my 'better' rice paper, (it feels about the same weight as tracing paper and is semi-translucent), but it does have a similar appearance and absorbancy as the heavier and more expensive paper. As a result, it reacts to the water, paint, and ink in a similar manner, so it is a very good surface for practice.At this price I have no hesitation about using the paper or worries about making mistakes or wasting a sheet, so I can relax and practice my brush strokes or color loading and see what the results would look like in a finished painting. When it dries, this paper does wrinkle and 'draw up' a bit more than the heavier paper, but again, for practice work this isn't a problem. I haven't tried to mount any of this paper to see if that would reduce the wrinkling and make a decent finished product, but as my skills improve, I might play around with the mounting process just to see what happens.This product meets my needs very well, so I would definitely recommend it as a practice paper for anyone learning Sumi-e or Chinese Brush Painting.

This rice paper is perfect to practice Sumi ink. To start with, I like its texture, and it is a good quality too.Furthermore, on this support, the ink does not spread too much so it ruins your work when you paint contrarily to the sheets I had bought somewhere else a few month ago (it was not on Amazon). I will probably buy more in the future. Rice paper is a great and pleasant support to paint on,I recommend it as a different experiment. I like,for instance, to paint illustrations on it, and then to use it to wrap my friends's gifts, it is really nice and different.100sheets Japanese Chinese Caligraphy Rice Paper #1932.

I am Japanese. The papers are for calligraphy, the same as the Japanese used in Japanese schools. Smoothness, thinness, and color are typical and expected for calligraphy use. The masters and pros use better papers. The pro knows what this is. The paper was shipped in a bag and damaged—Amazon’s issue.

It’s really really smooth to write on with brushes, if you know what you’re doing. It also absorbs ink remarkably fast, so it’s a joy to do japanese or Chinese calligraphy on. Be sure to put something under it, as it will bleed a bit (it’s very thin and delicate). Also, after using it with brushes loaded with lots of ink, be sure to put it under even pressure for a couple hours right after it dries. Otherwise, it will quickly start to warp and crinkle. To avoid warping, I’ve found you have to immediately put it under pressure and leave it for a while (books, lots of paper, boxes, etc.) no complaints, it’s a joy to use after you get used to it’s properties.

I wanted to use this for Sumi ink painting but it's very, very lightweight. Good for quick sketches but the ink generally goes right through it and onto whatever is behind.

Not a bad product, I use it for linocut images.

This product is Not really good for Chinese Brush Painting. I have work with a variety of rice papers through the years, but this by far has been one of the flimsiest paper. A simple loaded brush of ink and ink wash caused the paper to buckle so badly that it rendered the picture useless. When I tried to apply paste for mounting a backing paper, the rice paper fell apart. It might be good for calligraphy work but it is not good for painting. I did find that a thicker solution of color and ink did work on the on this rice paper, but only if you refrain from using side strokes. This is like working on 2 ply toilet paper and yes I have painted on toilet paper, it takes a lot of control. This is a very inexpensive rice paper and now I know why. All of the other reviews led me to believe this to be a standard rice paper for painting, but it is not. A better rice paper to paint on is "Art Advantage Rice Paper 100 sheets-Pack" also sold through Amazon. Now that I know the paper's limitation I'll place it on a shelf and see if I can find a use for it. I know I can use it for wrapping.