Kusudamas were used in Japan to store medicinal or simply aromatic herbs. It was believed that natural aromas are beneficial for physical and spiritual health. There are a huge number of kusudam models, Japanese origami masters and

More recently, I did not know about the existence of such a form of art as Kusudama, and today I am already slowly mastering this work. From Japanese, “kusudama” is translated as “medicine ball”. In the old days in Japan, kusudamas were used,

Finally, the children and I decided to make Kusudama, a Japanese ball of paper flowers. In ancient times, the Japanese made and hung such balls over the patient’s bed, for his speedy recovery. In the middle of the ball, a collection of medicinal