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Decorations Folded from Hexagons
 
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The Hexagonal Rosette - 1894 onwards

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The Hexagonal Rosette Star - 1894 onwards

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The Hexagonal Flower - 1895 onwards

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1895

A hexagonal decoration titled 'Asa no Ha' (The Hemp Leaf) appears in issue 1895 / 12 of the Japanese children's magazine 'Shokokumin'.

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1944

'Origami Shuko' by Isao Honda, which was published in 1944, contains diagrams for folding several hexagonal decorations (including the Hexagonal Rosette) from hexagons.

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1965

A design for a 'Six-sided Ornament' folded from a hexagon appears in 'The World of Origami' by Isao Honda, which was published by Japan Publications Trading Company in the USA in 1965.

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