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title: "Film Washi B Bamboo Photographic Paper 12.7 × 17.8 cm"
url: https://shop.neoanaloglab.com/en/products/washi-b-bamboo-paper-13x18
language: en
description: "The 12.7 × 17.8 cm size of Film Washi's hand-coated bamboo enlarging paper: no baryta layer, so the fibres of the Japanese base stay visible in the print."
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# Film Washi B Bamboo Photographic Paper 12.7 × 17.8 cm

Film Washi · Printing paper · 12.7 × 17.8 cm / 12 sheets + 12 test strips / Grade 3

- Price: ¥6,980 (JPY, consumption tax included)
- Availability: Sold out
- Condition: New
- SKU: WASH-PAPERBAMBOO-B-13X18-12
- Ships outside Japan: No, Japan only

## Description

The 12.7 × 17.8 cm size of Film Washi's hand-coated bamboo enlarging paper: no baryta layer, so the fibres of the Japanese base stay visible in the print.

Film Washi B is a black-and-white darkroom enlarging paper, not a film, and this is the larger of the two pack sizes. The base is a 110 g/m² bamboo paper handmade in Japan by Awagami Factory, which Film Washi then coats by hand, one sheet after another, in its Brittany workshop; there is no white baryta layer between the emulsion and the paper, so the bamboo core stays visible and becomes part of the print. Film Washi's own description is that it can be processed like any other fibre-base paper and delivers warm tones and nice contrasts. It is a fixed Grade 3 paper — the grade is printed on the pack — so multigrade filtration will not shift its contrast the way it would on a VC paper. Film Washi publishes no datasheet for B: no paper speed, no developer, no development times and no safelight specification, and while the maker files the paper under its orthochromatic materials, a category it describes as insensitive to red light, you should still run your own fog test before committing a session to a given safelight. Handling notes that European dealers reproduce from the pack leaflet, and which do not appear on Film Washi's own site, say the smoother side is the emulsion side, that plain water is preferred to an acid stop bath, that dark patches appearing during processing come from the bamboo fibres and the absence of baryta and disappear once the print is fully dry, and that the print should be taped to glass or a board to dry rather than squeegeed. At 110 g/m² the sheet is far lighter than a conventional fibre-base paper, so expect it to cockle and to be fragile while wet — more so at this size — and hand coating leaves small variations between sheets that Film Washi counts as part of the product rather than a fault. Each pack contains 12 sheets of 12.7 × 17.8 cm (5 × 7 in) plus 12 small strips for test exposures.

## Specifications

| Specifications | |
| --- | --- |
| Format | 12.7 × 17.8 cm (5 × 7 in) |
| Sheets | 12 sheets + 12 test strips |
| Grade | Grade 3, fixed |
| Base | Bamboo paper, 110 g/m², no baryta layer |
| Origin | Paper handmade in Japan by Awagami Factory; hand-coated in France |
| Spectral sensitivity | Orthochromatic (maker's own category) |
| Safelight | Not specified by Film Washi — fog-test before use |
| Development | Paper developer, as for fibre-base paper; no times published |

## Shipping and returns

- Free shipping within Japan on orders of 15,000 JPY or more.
- Roll film ships free from 3 rolls of 135 or 5 rolls of 120.
- Otherwise 500 JPY for small tracked roll-film parcels and 900 JPY for other tracked shipments.
- Orders ship within 2-5 business days after payment is confirmed (weekends and Japanese holidays not counted). Delivery within Japan usually takes 1-2 days (2-4 for small roll-film parcels).
- Returns: Within 30 days of delivery. Change-of-mind returns must be unopened and unused; damaged or defective items are accepted even if opened.

## Questions

- **What is the difference between RC and FB paper?** RC (resin-coated) paper processes, washes, and dries quickly, which suits contact sheets and work prints. FB (fiber-base) paper offers richer tonality and archival permanence for exhibition prints, but needs longer washing and drying.
- **How do I choose paper contrast?** Variable-contrast paper covers roughly grade 0-5 with multigrade filters and is the most flexible choice. Graded papers are typically stocked around grade 2-3 as the standard contrast.
- **What safelight can I use with printing paper?** Conventional black-and-white papers can be handled under a red or amber (OA) safelight. Color and panchromatic papers must be handled in complete darkness — always check the product's data sheet.

## Images

- https://shop.neoanaloglab.com/product-images/products/prod_washi_b_paper_13x18/B13X18_product_00.jpg
- https://shop.neoanaloglab.com/product-images/products/prod_washi_b_paper_13x18/B13X18_product_01.jpg

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Prices and stock as of: 2026-10-20T04:01:29.540Z · https://shop.neoanaloglab.com/en/products/washi-b-bamboo-paper-13x18