Mon-Kiri

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Mon-Kiri is the Japanese art of paper cutting. Often used in ancient Japan to create family emblems, it is believed that the aspect of symmetry involved in Mon-Kiri helps human beings to appreciate and understand art.^{[citation needed]}

Mon-Kiri is very simple; the art involves folding a piece of paper along a line of symmetry and cutting into it so that the incisions made, once the paper is opened up, appear perfect.