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Chinese origami : paper folding for year-round celebrations / Chen Yuehua ; [diagrams by Tian Zengli].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York Better Link Press, [2014]Copyright date: copyright2014Description: 148 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781602200135 (hardback)
  • 1602200130 (hardback)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 736.9820951 23
Summary: Objects created by folding paper--this is what was popularized in Japan and known around the world as origami. But did you know that paper was invented more than 1900 years ago and the art of paper folding, better known as zhezhi, originated in ancient China? Thus, it is still a traditional folk art loved and practiced by Chinese people today. In addition to the culture of zhezhi, this book introduces many basic techniques and over 20 step-by-step studies of flowers, animals and decorations for festivals, including a plum blossom, a narcissus, a lantern, steamed rice dumplings and a magpie.
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Book or Printed Material Book or Printed Material Main Library Library Lifestyle 736.9820951 C51863 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available I533

Objects created by folding paper--this is what was popularized in Japan and known around the world as origami. But did you know that paper was invented more than 1900 years ago and the art of paper folding, better known as zhezhi, originated in ancient China? Thus, it is still a traditional folk art loved and practiced by Chinese people today. In addition to the culture of zhezhi, this book introduces many basic techniques and over 20 step-by-step studies of flowers, animals and decorations for festivals, including a plum blossom, a narcissus, a lantern, steamed rice dumplings and a magpie.

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