古代名紙(zhi)。又(you)名“花簾(lian)紙(zhi)”。這種紙(zhi)迎光看時(shi)能顯出除簾(lian)紋(wen)以(yi)外的發亮的線紋(wen)或圖(tu)案。目的在于增添紙(zhi)的潛在的美。
制(zhi)法(fa)有(you)二:一為(wei)(wei)在紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)簾(lian)上用(yong)線編成(cheng)紋(wen)理(li)或圖案(an)(an),凸起于簾(lian)面(mian),抄(chao)紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)時此處漿薄,故紋(wen)理(li)發(fa)亮而呈現于紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)上。其二為(wei)(wei)將雕有(you)紋(wen)理(li)或圖案(an)(an)的(de)(de)木制(zhi)或其他材(cai)料的(de)(de)模子,用(yong)強(qiang)力壓在紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)面(mian)上。各國通(tong)用(yong)的(de)(de)證券紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)、貨幣紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)和(he)信紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)等(deng)水(shui)(shui)紋(wen)紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi),就是(shi)根據這(zhe)個(ge)原理(li)制(zhi)成(cheng)的(de)(de)。水(shui)(shui)紋(wen)紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)為(wei)(wei)我(wo)國所發(fa)明(ming),起源可上溯至唐代,早期(qi)水(shui)(shui)紋(wen)紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)多用(yong)作(zuo)信紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)、詩箋(jian)、法(fa)帖(tie)(tie)紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)。北(bei)京故宮博物院藏有(you)五代末、北(bei)宋初李(li)建(jian)中的(de)(de)“同年帖(tie)(tie)”,為(wei)(wei)迄(qi)今所見世(shi)界上最早的(de)(de)水(shui)(shui)紋(wen)紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)。由大小二紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)聯成(cheng),小紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)(8.4×33厘(li)米(mi))呈現透亮的(de)(de)水(shui)(shui)波(bo)紋(wen)圖案(an)(an)。北(bei)宋畫家米(mi)芾的(de)(de)“韓馬帖(tie)(tie)”,呈現云中樓閣圖案(an)(an),是(shi)更(geng)為(wei)(wei)復雜的(de)(de)水(shui)(shui)紋(wen)紙(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)。