Help us get to over 8,769 articles in 2026.
If you know of a magician not listed in MagicPedia, start a New Biography for them. Contact us at magicpediahelp@gmail.com
Japanese Butterfly: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
mNo edit summary |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''Japanese Butterfly''' Trick is an illusion where paper butterflies hover over and dance by the end of a fan. Called the '''Fluttering of Butterflies''' in Japanese, it has been credited to [[Itchosai Yanagawa]] for introducing it.[[File:ButtflyTrick.jpg|thumb|right| 'The Butterfly trick', antique wood engraved print (1867)]] | |||
Although | Although originating in Japan, it began to be performed in the west by [[Dr. Lynn]] in 1864. | ||
== Publications == | == Publications == | ||
| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
* The Japanese Butterfly Trick in Stanyon's Original Lessons in Magic, serialized in [[Stanyon's Magic]] Magazine Volume 11 | * The Japanese Butterfly Trick in Stanyon's Original Lessons in Magic, serialized in [[Stanyon's Magic]] Magazine Volume 11 | ||
{{References}} | |||
* http://www.talkmagic.co.uk/ftopic28298.php | * http://www.talkmagic.co.uk/ftopic28298.php | ||
* [[The Encyclopedic Dictionary of Magic]] by [[Bart Whaley]] | * [[The Encyclopedic Dictionary of Magic]] by [[Bart Whaley]] | ||
[[Category:Illusions]] | [[Category:Illusions]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:44, 28 February 2015
Japanese Butterfly Trick is an illusion where paper butterflies hover over and dance by the end of a fan. Called the Fluttering of Butterflies in Japanese, it has been credited to Itchosai Yanagawa for introducing it.
Although originating in Japan, it began to be performed in the west by Dr. Lynn in 1864.
Publications
- Professor Hoffman's Modern Magic page 397,
- Edwin Sachs' Sleight of Hand, page 74.
- Jean Hugard in Hugard's Magic Monthly, Volume 1 page 9 combined it with Snowstorm in China.
- Moths of Japan in Paper Magic by Will Blyth (1920) pages 69/71
- Will Dexter in Feature Magic For Mentalists, pages 145 to 151.
- The Japanese Butterfly Trick in Stanyon's Original Lessons in Magic, serialized in Stanyon's Magic Magazine Volume 11