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KUZUHARA KOKO (RANK OF BLIND COURT
   − MUSICIANS, BELOW KENGYO IN ANCIENT TIMES),
      FOLDING PAPERA AND WOODEN PRINTING

　The wonder of art of Japanese paper folding that produce 
three dimentional carne, tortoise and goldfish from a piece 
of paper became the topic in　New York recently. The fact 
that a blind person demonstrated it caught further attention
from people.
　One hundred and ten years ago, there was a blind well 
known as an expert of paper folding lived in Yatsuhira 
village in Bingo(Kaminobe town, Aki-gun Hiroshima Pref.now).
Some exquisite masterpieces like a crane with little chicks 
at the end of both wings were deviced by him. His name is 
Kuzuhara Koto.
　He was a skilled player of the Japanese koto, became Koto 
when he was still young but couldn't be Kengyo until he died
.
　It seemed he didn't have to be attached to the position of
Kengyo because he was born in rich family in local city 
where the life of wasn't so much busy as large city life. 
Besides the authority of Kengyo decreased as people tended 
to buy the position with money more and more. 
　To add our surprise,he kept diaty for 33 years from Edo 
period to Meiji and it is still remainted. He wrote it using
homemade block pring. He set up types in a frame, toughing 
signs on knods of each type.

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