Rice Paper Suggestions for Epson Ink Jet Printing

[hacimd]

Hello,
Wondering if anyone has printed on a rice paper or rice paper type material using an epson ink jet printer?  I'm looking for some type of material that I can send through a Epson 9900 printer.  Something close to 44" wide.  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[JeanMichel]

Hi,
Search for "Kozo" and/or "Wornell" on this site for some informationon Epson's Kozo paper (Mulberry, not rice, but this may be of interest too you.
Jean-Michel

[howardm]

the Epson Kozo paper isn't available in the USA (but is available everywhere else )

You can try Moab, they have several oriental inkjet-able papers.

[Rob Reiter]

Check out the Awagami line of Japanese papers available from Freestyle Photo

[deanwork]

I've tested all the recent Awagami inkjet coated wash papers recently. I like them all. However only a few of them come in rolls, and Freestyle doesn't offer rolls other than 44". That doesn't bother me because that is what I'm using anyway.

My favorite is the Kozo Thin Natural. They also make a Kozo white, that is bleached whiter.  If you need a 24" or 17" roll of the Kozo, and a couple of others, Moab sells them on their website. Both Freestyle and Moab offer icc profiles to get you started if you don't have profiling software, but Awagami only offer Epson printer profiles.

I've printed the same image on traditional uncoated kozo and there is a big difference in resolution, dmax, and color gamut on the Ij coated material.

A warning though, if you are using a small desktop printer the kozo thin may be problematic. For a smaller printer I would recommend the thicker version in sheet form to keep from having paper jams. Having said that I haven't had any problem feeding 8.5x11 sheets through my HPZ, the Canon 44" or the Epson 9890.

john

[johnATshadesofpaper]

Hahnemuhle also makes a rice paper that you could take a look at

[rxchaos]

I've used the Hahnemuhle Rice paper (24" roll)  on an Epson7900 and quite liked it.   You should know that the vertical stipples on the paper are quite visible; it's less so when it's mounted on white matte board and framed.

My favorite is Epson Kozo Paper Thin.  As someone posted, it's not available in the USA, and it's only available in 17" and 24" rolls.  There're distributors in the UK who will ship the paper to the US.  The cost to ship two 24" rolls from the UK to Boston was about $80.

-c

[deanwork]

That is good someone will ship it to US. I would like to try it side by side with the Awagami double layer kozo. They seem to have essentially the same thing now, where you peel off the paper backing for very thin print. I tried it and it looks very nice.  Would you mind sending me off list the name of the Epson supplier in England? Thanks.

John



My favorite is Epson Kozo Paper Thin.  As someone posted, it's not available in the USA, and it's only available in 17" and 24" rolls.  There're distributors in the UK who will ship the paper to the US.  The cost to ship two 24" rolls from the UK to Boston was about $80.

-c
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[Rob Reiter]

I'd love to get the contact info of a supplier who would ship to the US.

The cost to ship two 24" rolls from the UK to Boston was about $80.

[rxchaos]

I'd love to get the contact info of a supplier who would ship to the US.

This was the company I used.  The Epson Kozo Paper Thin 24" roll was a special order and EpsonUK shipped it to the vendor in a couple of days of the order
http://micro-partners.co.uk
Phone: +44-(0)208-900-2770
sales@mplworld.co.uk

[JRSmit]

From a germany suppliers i learn ed that the 44" of epson japanese kozo thin is due to arrive. I love this paper.

[howardm]

I hope EpsonUSA is just playing a wait-n-see w/ this paper before it considers bringing it in.

Will have to look into Freestyle.

[hacimd]

Thank you for the suggestions!  I'm going to order some sample packs and see how it goes.