典藏單位:國立中正紀念堂管理處

館藏編號:CR09500100

星野茂

尺寸:42.5×34×5

本作品為日本手工藝美術協會會長星野茂所作，採摺紙技法。摺紙是日本獨具特色的巧藝，創作者用和紙或千代紙，在不撕裂紙張情況下，摺凹萬物；摺紙既可以是立體造型，也可以是半立體造型，做為擺設妝點居家生活。
日本古代，摺紙通常被用於神道婚禮，代表新娘和新郎，因此摺紙成為日本各種典禮的象徵物。室町時期衍生出摺紙禮法，根據史料，最早誕生於鎌倉時期，在室町時期《貞丈雑記》的〈包結図説〉為記錄中最古老的文獻；室町時期第三代將軍足利義滿明確界定摺紙為武士必須學習的禮儀，直到江戶早期，摺紙日漸受到民眾歡迎，普及後也演化更多摺紙方法。18世紀末出版《秘傳千羽鶴折形》文中記載49種折紙鶴方式，除此尚有《嬉遊笑覧》一書的〈折形仮名手本忠臣蔵〉，亦紀錄當時約70種摺紙方式。
明治時期，摺紙被作為日本幼稚園和小學的教學項目之一，日本摺紙受到19 世紀德國教育學家Friedrich Wilhelm August Fröbel非常大的影響，日本人導入歐洲傳統摺紙的教學方法，甚至更一步發展出許多幾何圖形的摺紙，被廣泛應用於日本幼兒教育。此作品以日本傳統千代紙摺出日本古裝人物，人物身穿平安時代貴族裝束，其着物、髪型、小道具極為精密，跳著日本傳統舞踊，內有松樹及雲霧陪襯，畫面極富日本傳統風情。(500字)

The art, an origami piece, was created by Hoshino Shigeru, president of the Japan Handicraft Art Association. Origami is a Japanese art form associated with transforming washi or Chiyoda paper into a finished sculpture through folding. The finished work is not limited to a three-dimensional object but can also be semi-stereoscopic as home décor.
In ancient Japan, origami was often used in religious (Shinto) weddings to represent the bride and groom, making it a symbolic symbol of various Japanese ceremonies. The Muromachi period gave rise to the origami ritual, which, according to historical sources, first came into being during the Kamakura period. According to the "Illustration of Knots" in the "Teijio Notes," the oldest document in the record from the Muromachi period, the third General of the era Ashikaga Yoshimitsu clearly defined origami as a ritual that every samurai should learn. Origami has evolved numerous folding methods as it became increasingly popular in the early Edo period. At the end of the 18th century, 49 ways of folding paper cranes were recorded in the text of "Ways to Fold the Thousand-Feather Crane." In addition, there is also the chapter "The Treasury of Loyal Retainers" in the book "Pleasure and Joy", which records about 70 types of origami folding techniques at that time.
During the Meiji period, origami was taught in Japanese kindergartens and elementary schools. The 19th-century German educationalist Friedrich Wilhelm August Fröbel, who introduced traditional European origami teaching methods, greatly influenced Japanese origami. Japan even went a step further to develop more geometric origami widely used in Japanese early childhood education today.
The work uses traditional Japanese Chiyoda paper to create finished sculptures of Japanese costume characters. The figures are dressed as aristocrats of the Heian period, and their costumes, hairstyles, and gadgets are incredibly delicate. Dancing the traditional Japanese dance, the characters are accompanied by pine trees and clouds.