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Wednesday, 14 March 2012

Akira Yoshizawa's 101th birthday



Akira Yoshizawa (吉澤 章 Yoshizawa Akira; 14 March 1911 – 14 March 2005) was an origamist, considered to be the grandmaster of origami
He is credited with raising origami from a craft to a living art. According to his own estimation made in 1989, he created more than 50,000 models, of which only a few hundred      designs were diagrammed in his 18 books.  


Yoshizawa acted as an international cultural ambassador for Japan throughout his career. In 1983,Japanese emperor Hirohito named him to the Order of the Rising Sun, one of the highest honors that can be given to a Japanese citizen.

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