In Japan, since the Nara period, efforts to make 'karakami' imitating the 'mon-toshi' (pattern printed Chinese paper) printed by woodblock in China began and it was called 'karakami' as opposed to 'toshi' (imported Chinese paper).
日本でも奈良時代から行われ、中国の木版印刷による「紋唐紙」をまねて「から紙」作りが試みられ、「唐紙」にたいして「からかみ」と称した。