Kamikiri_(papercutting)

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Kamikiri (papercutting)

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Kamikiri (紙切り) is the traditional Japanese art of papercutting, performed on stage to a live audience. Kamikiri as a style of performing art dates back to Edo period-Japan (1603-1867).

In kamikiri, the performer takes suggestions from the audience, and quickly cuts a piece of paper with scissors to create the suggested figure to musical accompaniment.[1]

See also

  • Kirigami – The art of folding and cutting paper

References

  1. [1]
    "Kamikiri". Kotobanku (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 March 2017.
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