Title:
Akira Yoshizawa, Japan's greatest origami master : featuring over 60 models and 1000 diagrams by the master / texts, original diagrams and models by Akira Yoshizawa ; preface by Kiyo Yoshizawa ; collaboration editor in Japan, Tamiko Kikugawa ; introduction by Robert J. Lang ; introductory note by Hiroko Ichiyama ; photographs by Kazou Hamada.
ISBN:
9784805313930
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Publication Information:
Rutland, Vermont : Tuttle Publishing, an imprint of Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd., 2016.
Physical Description:
192 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm
General Note:
Translation of: Akira Yoshizawa : origami d'exception.
Contents:
Preface by Kiyo Yoshizawa : The art of origami: poetry in three dimensions -- Introduction by Robert J. Lang : Akira Yoshizawa: the Father of Modern Origami -- Akira Yoshizawa biography -- Creative origami. Glider ; Flying carpet ; Houses among trees ; Butterflies of every kind ; Snail on a leaf ; Fairy tale crowns and caps ; Tiger cub ; Tengu masks ; Goldfish mobile ; Flower basket ; Emperor and Empress dolls ; Five musicians ; Children's Day carp banner and helmet ; Iris blossoms ; Angel fish ; Cuckoo ; Wild geese ; Male and female pheasants ; Small birds ; Dragonfly ; Bell cricket ; Grasshoppers ; Crane ; Fox head ; Two types of fish ; Sea turtle ; Two types of shrimp ; Sled dog ; Rabbit in the snow ; Bear cub ; Baby gorilla ; Christmas origami ; Demon masks ; Lion mask ; Power boat ; Aeroplane ; Lighthouse ; Children from Snowland ; Puppy -- Easy origami. Bird's beak ; Dog's head ; Small birds ; Tulip ; Emperor and Empress dolls ; Tadpole ; Seesaw ; Caps ; Goldfish ; Elephant ; Family of crabs ; Snail on a leaf ; Christmas time ; Waterlily.
Summary:
This is the first comprehensive survey of the extraordinary work of Akira Yoshizawa, who is widely acknowledged to be the father of modern origami. This book presents Yoshizawa's own collection of over 60 models folded by the master himself along with instructional drawings and texts from his private collection most of them published here for the very first time. Yoshizawa was an avid innovator who played a seminal role in the "rebirth" of origami in the modern world. He served as a bridge between past and present, between the ancient traditional craft and the development of origami as a modern practice both in terms of inventing new techniques and in preserving the traditional Japanese forms of origami. Above all, he elevated origami to the status of a true art. It is largely due to his work that origami today is practiced in every country of the world and has a huge international following. Photographs of the models were taken expressly for the book by Kazuo Hamada, a leading Japanese art photographer.
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OCLC Number:
ocn936192242
Availability:
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