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'Origami: Volume 2' by Tokinobu and Hideko Mihara was published by the Oriental Culture Book Company (a publishing and import business run by the authors) in San Francisco. The work is not dated. I have temporarily assigned Volume 1 to 1959 and Volume 2 to 1960 pending more specific information becoming available.

This page is based on a copy of the work kindly made available to me by the British Origami Society.

The work explains how to fold thirteen simple designs (there are two different paper planes), three of which are cut.

The work includes actual folded examples of twelve of the designs (but not the second paper plane) as well as step-by-step diagrams

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Analysis

Dog (Inu) -

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Lantern (Chochin) - The Long Lantern

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Airplane (Hikohki) A - The Paper Dart

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Airplane (Hikohki) B -

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Cat (Neko) -

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Coin Purse (Saifu) - The Turban

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Pigeon (Hato) (Cut) -

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Boat with Roof (Yane-tsuki-bune) - The Sampan

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Offering Tray (Sanbow) - The Sanbo

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Tiger (Tora) (Cut) -

Developed from the Sanbo using cuts

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Coffee Table (Tsukue) - The Chessboard

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Morning Glory (Asagao) (Cut) - The Morning Glory

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Lily (Yuri) - The Lily

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