The section addressing Mino Province of "Bankin-sugiwai-bukuro" (a document concerning industrial history), which was written by Yarai MIYAKE and published in 1732 contains the term 'monshoji' (shoji covered with watermarked paper); "Mino Meisaiki," which was written by Saneomi ITO (伊藤実臣) and published in 1738, refers to the production of watermarked paper in the vicinity of the Mugigawa River basin.
享保十七年（1732年）刊の三宅也来の『万金産業袋』の美濃国のなかに「紋障子」とあり、元文三年（1738年）刊の伊藤実臣の『美濃明細記』には、武儀川流域で紋透かし紙を漉いていたことが記されている。