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Origami, Poems and Pictures by The British Museum (view source)
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This is credited to Sokan: the name was new to me and I went exploring. It seems that this was the adopted name of Shina Norishige, a 15th century poet. There's a picture to look at too. It's ''The Great Wave'' by Katsushika Hokusai, dating from the early nineteenth century and it's one of those pictures where you see something new every time you look at it. It's as though the full story of the men kneeling in prayer as their boats are battered by the wave is only slowly going to be revealed. Just one double-page spread absorbed me for over an hour as I built a boat, thought about the haiku, researched the author and then considered the painting. It was a refreshing, soothing hour, in fact, almost magical.
Each of the thirteen projects is graded, with some of the more difficult pieces of origami being quite stunning. I loved the dragonfly, but my favourite is the flower, deceptively simple to look at but stunning. If you need further instruction to help you with the origami there's a [https://www.adobe.com/express/feature/image/qr-code-generator QR code ] which links to step-by-step 'How to' videos. You're wondering about what sort of paper to use, aren't you? Well, there's a pad of fifty sheets at the back of the book: most are patterned on one side and plain on the other and they're the perfect weight for the craft. There's hours of soothing enjoyment to be had from this book.
All the paintings and prints in the book belong to the British Museum.