Akira Yoshizawa, Japan's Greatest Origami Master: Featuring Over 60 Models and 1000 Diagrams by the Master

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Calendar arrived safely in plastic-free packaging - which I've not seen before with a calendar, so kudos for that. He would never sell his origami figures, but rather gave them away as gifts to people, and let other groups and organizations borrow them for exhibiting. After her husband's death, she worked on preserving and disseminating his legacy throughout the world, directing and supporting the International Origami Centre with her constant activity, and passing down the artist's original techniques, including wetfolding, one of his inventions. Nevertheless, the book does contain a section of models by Yoshizawa, which are clearly recorded in the book as his. I’ve used this technique for over 25 years and yet still struggle to get anywhere near the Master’s ability.

They were unusual in that they were photographs of origami models and were folded by an unknown paperfolder named Akira Yoshizawa. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. In modern usage, the word “origami” is used as an inclusive term for all folding practices, regardless of their culture of origin.

At one point, where there was a small station on the railway on which we had travelled, there were rows of streamers in the form of carps strung across the river. Undoubtedly it was a very successful exhibition and I felt sad that it seemed unlikely that the exhibition would be seen in the West.

An attractive children’s book in full colour in a slip case, with photographs taken by Yoshizawa himself. After my initial reaction that in the circumstances this would be quite impossible, I hastened to see my travel agent that afternoon and to my surprise, was able to book a flight from my local airport to Osaka via Amsterdam on the 26 th April. We were taken back to the meeting room for a "luncheon box " meal, as always, tasty and fascinating and, of course, according to Buddhist tenets, vegetarian.These provided him with an adequate number of "points" and freed him from having to use two squares of paper for his animals. It also includes several in-depth articles about Yoshizawa, as well as many photos of his work, posters from his exhibitions and more. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, catalogues issued by Japan Trading Publications Ltd (who distributed Japanese books in the West) included an announcement of a new book by Yoshizawa to be named “The Joy of Origami”. This beautiful origami book is the first comprehensive survey of the extraordinary work of Akira Yoshizawa. In addition, much of his work is “wet-folded”, a technique where you use thicker paper but dampen it, allowing for infinately subtle folding nuances.