The Arts of Paper

Folding
Paper is first invented
by Cai Lun an Eunuch of
the Eastern Han
Dynasty.

It is indeed the greatest

contribution of ancient
china in the
development of arts
Paper Arts is the
collection of art forms
employing paper as the
primary medium for the
creation of three-
dimensional objects.
It lends itself to a wide
range of techniques, as
it can for instance be
folded, cut, glued,
molded, stitched, or
layered.
Origami 
from ori meaning
"folding",
and kami meaning
"paper" art of
paper folding,
which is often
associated with
Japanese culture.
Japanese origami
began sometime after 
Buddhist monks carried
paper to Japan during
the 6th century.
The first Japanese
origami dates from this
period and was used for
religious ceremonial
purposes only, due to
the high price of paper.
Origami butterflies were
used the celebration of
Shinto weddings to
represent the bride and
groom

So origami had already

become a significant
aspect of Japanese
ceremonies by the Heian
period (794-1185)
Flowers,
animals, birds,
fish, geometric
shapes, and
dolls are the
common models
used in
Japanese
Origami
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