Paper Restaurant 2016

"God Messengers" Animals

Oct.30 ~Nov.6, 2016

- The Power of Paper -

In Japan, animals are considered to have a magical power and became messengers of the 'kami' (god) at temples and shrines. An illustration of animals made by 21 papercraft artists is shown below.

Title: "Hō-ō"
'Hō-ō' is the Chinese phoenix in Japanese. It is a mythological bird introduced by Chinese to Japan. The beautiful birds with colorful plume are considered a symbol of peace and rich harvest.

I checked how to make paper 'Hō-ō' by comparing it with samples I made as a trial.

I mainly wanted to make a beautiful plume, because I thought the technique in this picture fits for it.

I weaved the strips of paper into checkered pattern for the body.

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