荼毘紙(だびし)dabishi
骨粉を漉(す)き込んだように見えるため荼毘紙と通称されているが、実際にはマユミの繊維で作られた紙。
第73回 正倉院展、2021年
Dabishi
Smooth paper with small particles of aromatic wood mixed with the paper fibers. It was used for copying sutras in the Nara period. The name derives from the mistaken idea that ashes from a cremation (dabi) were among the ingredients.
64th Annual Exhibition of Shōsō-in Treasures, 2012