- B8 size [[piece of paper]] introduced by [[Tadao Umesao]] in [[The Art of Intellectual Production]].
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There is a paper that I call “Kozane”. The size is B8, and the paper is of any quality. (p.76)
- The term “kozane” is also used to refer to the kozane connected by “knee-swing (gymnastics)“.
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I call the resulting series of pieces of paper “kozane”… I call each piece of paper “kozane” and this method “kozane-ho” (p.203)
The Art of Intellectual Production p.204
Meaning of the word “kozane”
- In Chinese characters, it is written “kofuda” (small bill).
- As the letters indicate, it is a small bill
- For example, small tags are connected together and used for armor.
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The main part of the armor is made of small strips of cowhide or iron called kosatsu, which have two or three rows of small holes drilled in them. The small plates have two or three rows of small holes drilled vertically, and the surface is coated with lacquer. The plates are stacked horizontally, and then joined together vertically in layers to form the armor. This structure helps the wearer flex and stretch his or her body. In order to reduce weight, the armor is often made mainly of small leather tags, with iron tags mixed in at key points as necessary. This is called “Kanamaze. The name “kofuda” originated from the large fuda boards that were used in the modern guzoku, and in the old days they were called fuda-ita.
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