Origami Paper - Hokusai Prints - Large 8 1/4" - 48 Sheets (9780804844536)

This pack contains 48 high-quality origami sheets featuring 8 different authentic woodblock prints by the legendary artist Katsushika Hokusai.

Origami Paper Hokusai Prints will add beauty and authenticity to your folded origami models and papercraft projects.

This origami paper pack includes:

• 48 sheets of high-quality origami paper
• 8 authentic prints by Hokusai
• Double-sided color
• Large 8 1/4'' (21cm) squares
• Origami basics and folding techniques
• Instructions for 6 easy origami projects

The famous Japanese artist, painter, and printmaker, Katsushika Hokusai (1760 - 1849), is best known for his woodblock print series, "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji," from which this collection is drawn in part. The beautiful ukiyo-e prints ("pictures of the floating world") chosen for this paper pack boast flowing outlines and colorful forms.


About the Author:
Tuttle Studio draws inspiration from the modern and traditional cultures of Asia to create its language workbooks and resources, journals, stationery, gift wrapping products and origami paper. It is a division of Tuttle Publishing, a leading publisher of books on the languages, history, art and cultures of Asia. The company was founded in 1832 in Rutland, Vermont (USA) and opened a branch in Tokyo, Japan in 1948.