Dó paper

Dó paper (Vietnamese: giấy dó, chữ Nôm: 𫷏𦾤 "mulberry paper") is a paper made from the inner bark of the dó tree and traditionally produced in many villages in Vietnam.

It plays an important role in folk art, Đông Hồ painting in particular, because of its durability.

Second, the black outer bark is husked off and ground by mortar and pestle before being blended with a viscous substance made from a plant belonging to the family Verbenaceae.

A bamboo mold (Vietnamese: liềm xeo) is dipped into the vat of slurry and removed.

[citation needed] Due to its durability, this paper found many uses in traditional Vietnam, including the making of books, paintings, and documents.