Chinese paper folding
Zhezhi | ||
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Hanyu Pinyin zhézhǐ | | |
Hakka | ||
Romanization | chap chṳ́ | |
Yue: Cantonese | ||
Yale Romanization | jip jí | |
Jyutping | zip3 zi2 | |
Southern Min | ||
Hokkien POJ | chih-chóa |
Chinese paper folding, or zhezhi (
The work of 20th-century Japanese paper artist Akira Yoshizawa widely popularized the Japanese word origami; however, in China and other Chinese-speaking areas, the art is referred to by the Chinese name, zhezhi. Traditional Chinese paper folding concentrates mainly on objects like boats or hats rather than the animals and flowers of Japanese origami. A recent innovation is from the Golden Venture migrants where large representational objects are made from modular forms.
History
Significant early publications
Maying Soong's 1948 book, The Art of Chinese Paper Folding, helped popularise recreational paper folding in the 20th century, and was possibly the first to distinguish the difference between Chinese versus Japanese paper folding – where the Chinese focus primarily on inanimate objects, such as boats or pagoda, the Japanese include representations of living forms, such as the crane.[4] It contains a number of simple traditional designs, some of which are also found in the traditions of other countries. A number of the models are folded from the blintz base, a form also common in traditional European and Japanese paper folding. The Old Scholar's Hat is among the old Chinese models found in this book. and the main quote of this book.
Three dimensional origami
In 1993, a group of Chinese
This type of modular folding is often done with Chinese
See also
Notes and references
- ^ Robinson, Nick (2004). The Origami Bible, p. 10.
- ISBN 978-0-8047-3455-4.
- ^ Raffaele Leonardi (1997). "A brief history of origami". Centro Diffusione Origami. Archived from the original on 21 October 2011.
- ^ Pang, Kevin (1 August 2023). "The History of origami and paper folding". Zenfolds.
- ^ Origami-rs. "Origami-rs Archived 1 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine." Golden Venture Folding. Retrieved on 24 May 2007.
External links
- "Origami" at chine-culture.com. Retrieved 9 October 2016.