尼泊尔手工造纸的历史与研究现状

Historyand Research Status of Handmade Paper in Nepal

尼泊尔手工造纸作为一种独具区域特色的传统工艺,愈发受到手工纸研究学者的关注,但国内未见详细的研究介绍。通过文献调研,本文详细地介绍了尼泊尔手工纸原料、工艺流程、发展历史和研究现状。经调研发现,尼泊尔纸的造纸原料通常选用瑞香科的植物纤维,其中最常用的是白瑞香的韧皮纤维,当地称为Lokta,因此尼泊尔手工纸也被叫做Lokta纸。其造纸工艺流程与藏纸的造纸工序较为相似,均采用浇纸法抄造,并且蒸煮纤维时会加入木炭灰作为化学助剂。综述尼泊尔手工纸的造纸工艺现状不仅能够为今后进一步探讨尼泊尔纸的历史渊源和发展历程奠定基础,也为尼泊尔古代科技史的研究提供参考。

As a traditional craft with unique regional characteristics,handmade papermaking in Nepal has attracted more and more attention from handmade papermaking researchers.However,there has been no detailed research on Nepalese handmade paper in China.Based on literature research,this paper introduces in detail the papermaking raw materials,process flow,development history and research status of handmade paper in Nepal.After research and review,it can be found that the raw materials of Nepalese paper are usully selected plants of Thymelaeaceae.One of the most commonly used is the fber of Daphne papyracea Wall,known locally as Lokta.So Nepalese paper is also called Lokta paper.The papermaking process in Nepal is very similar to that in Xizang.The two papermaking methods are made by paper casting method,and ash is added as a chemical additive when cooking the fiber.Summarizing the papermaking process of Nepalese handmade paper can not only lay a foundation for further exploring the historical origin and development process of Nepalese paper,but also provide a basis for the study of the ancient science and technology history of Nepal.