|
At first the paper came to Japan from China in 7th century. Origami
is a traditional Japanese art that exemplifies Japan's outstanding
aesthetic sensibility. This paper craft developed spontaneously
after the introduction of paper to Japan during the region of the
Empress Suiko(6th century). Originally used in religious ceremonies,
and later as a decorative element in other rituals, origami gradually
filtered down to the messes the spread in the use of the paper.
In about 10th century paper were made use of wrapping items or letters.
In wrapping letters and gifts people enjoyed the decoration to fold
as fashion. In 14th century (Muromachi era) shogun made the polite
law, already "Ise" house had many methods of Origami.
Especially "Ise", "Ogasawara" and "Saga"
schools was informed as secrets. As examples of the polite law remain
at present we can see the catalogues in marriage ceremony and gifts
or butterflies decorated in the surface of the sake holder.
"Orizuru" and "Yakko" have been familiar still
now, they are called "oralorigami" and have been continued
to fold, and they gave birth to as "playorigami".
In Edo era Origami spread among persons in public. In 1797 "Hidensenbazuruorikata"
was published by Tamehachi Yoshinoya, which introduced the way to
fold 49 kinds of continued Origami with cut in a sheet of paper,
and it is the oldest Origami book in the world. Three years have
passed since the first publish, it had been reprinted. The writer
was "Rokoangidoichen" who is the Buddhist of Choenji temple
in Kuwana in Ise area. The arranger was Akizatoriko, the painter
was Takehara Shunsensai. At the same time "Orikata tehon Chushingura"
was published in which introduced how to fold from the beginning
to 11th methods in drama, "chushingura". But it was not
a book, for two sheets of paper in B3 type size. At present books
made in 17, 18th century has been called "oralorigami"
with Japanese new things of opened-civilization since the Meiji
periods.
|
