Artway Chinese Shu (Ripe) Xuan Rice Paper Roll with Ink & Brush, White

or Rice Paper, is renowned for being soft and finely textured appearing as a thin, semi-opaque surface. (40gsm approx.) The characteristic of the paper and how pigment reacts to it is largely down to its absorbency – unsized (Raw) paper is porous and absorbent whilst lightly sized paper (Ripe) is less absorbent and more forgiving. Sheng (Raw – unsized) Xuan paper is a very absorbent surface and therefore harder to handle than a Shu (Ripe – lightly sized) paper. Highly suitable for Xieyi painting (寫意 ‘sketching thoughts’) adopting a more interpretive and free flowing expressive style.Included with the rice paper roll is a container of 100ml Artway Chinese Sumi black ink. Works beautifully with Artway bamboo dip pens, mapping pens and Artway Chinese brushes. This ink renders a deep black reworkable* finish with slight sheen once dry (*subject to surface absorbency). Also included is an Artway Chinese natural hair brush featuring a core of firm hog hair (for solidity) with an outer layer of fine, soft and more absorbent white goat hair (for fluidity).Artway Rice Paper Roll, Ink and Brush sets are the perfect collection of materials to experience.Can be used for a range of artistic activities including traditional Sumi ink drawing, collage, block printing, watercolour, graphite pencil, fineline pen illustration, etc.Artway Sheng (RAW) Rice Paper is unsized and absorbent. It has a paper weight of 40gsm (approx.) in paper roll format – 330mm wide x 25mtr longThese sets use quality products throughout with considered limited packagingAll items are conveniently housed in a sturdy presentation tube to protect them during transit*Note: Xuan paper is very thin and delicate (40gsm approx), so it is not specifically intended for any printer use, particularly laser printers! However, certain inkjet printers are more tolerant of non-standard paper thicknesses than others.