cranes are also associated with elegance, purity, and fidelity. Their grace and majestic flight have made them a popular motif in traditional Japanese art, such as painting and calligraphy.

Here are five untold facts about Japanese origami traditions. The art of origami originated in ancient Japan, mainly for ...

"There's nothing else like them in Japanese art," Singer recently said of Okyo's Cranes. "To me, they are unique. And I am not someone who uses that word lightly." Revolutionary for their time ...

While other countries and regions also boast paper-folding traditions, Japanese origami has become ... as a fun hobby but also as a traditional art in Japan. Creators are continually pushing ...

Origami is the Japanese art of folding paper into intricate shapes: plants, animals, everyday objects, abstract art… the possibilities are virtually endless. The practice evolved over the centuries ...

Dragonflies and dogs, carp and cranes, tigers and kittens ... it will be hard to beat “The Life of Animals in Japanese Art,” at the National Gallery. Informative, entertaining and wide ...

Paper cranes became a symbol of peace after the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. According to Japanese legend, anyone who folds a thousand cranes will be granted a wish. Sadako ...

There was a Japanese belief if you made a thousand origami cranes, you'd be granted a wish ... When Farhan got to high school he shared his love with his art class, and created this video lesson ...