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|date=May 2017
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Sometimes you find a delight of a book. On an afternoon when it was unseasonably cold and decidedly wet I discovered ''Origami, Poems and Pictures'' and I was transported to Japan. As the title suggests we're looking at three celebrated arts and crafts: the ancient art of paper folding, haiku poetry and painting. I'll confess that it was the origami which caught my attention, but I was surprised by the extent to which the rest of the book caught my imagination. We begin with something very simple: a boat and in case you're worried, all the entries have a degree of difficulty (from 'simple' through to 'tricky') and this one is at the lowest level.
I'd like to thank the publishers for sending a copy of the book to the Bookbag.
For more on Japanese art - this time netsuke - we can recommend [[The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance by Edmund de Waal]]. For an introduction to Japanese culture, have a look at [[Japan Through The Looking Glass by Alan Macfarlane]]. If Japanese sewing interests you then you might like [[Sew Japanese by Mariko Nakamura]]. Younger readers might enjoy [[Around the World Colouring Book by Thomas Flintham]].
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