Photos of Masashi Sawamura, a National Living Intangible Cultural Asset of Japan, making washi by hand on a recent trip to Mino for Papersky Magazine (HERE). The full article will be out in a few weeks – Issue 33. After he had finished showing us his workshop he led us into his trophy room and showed the box of handmade paper he had made for the Emperor. Supposedly the Emperor is hard to please – “he didn’t say anything.” Margaret Thatcher was more enthusiastic; she sent him a hand signed letter after visiting his workshop in the 80′s.