I bought some handmade mulberry paper to try. Sumi is normally painted onto washi paper which is made from bamboo fibres. I thought the mulberry paper could be a good stand in. Unfortunately they didn't have plain white so I got light yellow. Painting on it proved quite different to watercolour paper, the fibres spread the ink in a different way. It may be good for pictures but it bleeds too much for clear writing. Perhaps I have to use a drier brush.
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