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ちぎり絵

English translation: torn paper collage


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Japanese term or phrase:ちぎり絵
English translation:torn paper collage
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16:35 Mar 5, 2004
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Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / 126019
Japanese term or phrase: ちぎり絵
普通のちぎり絵のことです。幼稚園とかでよくやってますよね。
Mike Sekine
Local time: 09:16
torn paper collage
Explanation:
It seems that "torn paper collage" is a popular translatio for "ちぎり絵". The web page, chigirie.com, translates it in that way, and we can find this in other pages. In fact, 653 web pages use this in Google.
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xxxjsl
Local time: 09:16
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どちらでもOKらしいですが、一番ということで。
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2torn paper collagexxxjsl
3paper tearing / paper piecing
ril10


  

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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
torn paper collage


Explanation:
It seems that "torn paper collage" is a popular translatio for "ちぎり絵". The web page, chigirie.com, translates it in that way, and we can find this in other pages. In fact, 653 web pages use this in Google.



    Reference: http://www.chigirie.com/
    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?q=%22torn+paper+collage%22
xxxjsl
Local time: 09:16
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
どちらでもOKらしいですが、一番ということで。

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  shhogg: I would be tempted to use the Japanese, then append the above English explanation.
2 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Maynard Hogg: I agree with Ms Hogg. Note that it's not just for kindergarten. My favorite practictioner is 山下清. http://www.siminplaza.co.jp/yamakiyo/
7 hrs
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
ちぎり絵
paper tearing / paper piecing


Explanation:
娘が通っていたプリスクールの先生は "paper tearing" と呼んでいましたが、他には paper piecing とも呼ばれているようです。


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Note added at 53 mins (2004-03-05 17:28:50 GMT)
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¥"paper-tearing art¥" or ¥"tearing paper art¥" would be probably better.


    Reference: http://www.scrappershaven.com/creativersity/papertearing.htm
    Reference: http://scrapbooking.about.com/library/weekly/aa080300a.htm
ril10
United States
Local time: 20:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Maynard Hogg: OK for the activity if not the art form. BTW, my sister thanks you for the scrapbooking references.
7 hrs
  -> Yes, but pls note that "paper-tearing art" used for the professional art too.
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