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Senbazuru Orikata is a book of origami designs, woodcuts
and poetry published in Kyoto, Japan in 1797. Senbazuru
means 1000 cranes. Orikata is an old word that means the
same as origami. The book is also sometimes known as
Hiden Senbazuru Orikata (Secret of Folding 1000 Cranes).
cEach design is accompanied by a poem.. ********** Authorship As far as I know the work itself does not contain the name of the author. According to History of Origami - Kyushu University 'The designer of these complex models is Gido (??), a Buddhist monk in Kuwana (??) ... (who) ... had an alias Rokoan (???) ... His works caught the attention of a man named Akisato Rito (????) in Kyoto. He was a writer widely known for his work 'Meisho zue (????),' a kind of topographical guide of famous sights.To edit this book, Rito picked up 48 works out of Rokoan's works and gave original names to each works. In addition, to entertain readers, Rito composed comic poems associated with the name of the work.' Although the page contains general references, it does not say where this specific information about authorship is derived from. The Metropolitan Museum in New York attributes its copy to Shimokobe Shusui (died c 1797/8) rather than either of the above. According to notes by Everett Gloe to his copy of the ms (now in the collection of the British Origami Society) 'The Colophon, by the Kyoto publisher Yoshinoya Ihachi, notes that 'a Second Series is planned, with shapes of flowers, birds and beasts, insects and fish', but this volume seems never to have appeared.' ********** 1966 Volume 6, Issue 3 of 'The Origamian' for Autumn 1966 contains a letter from Toshie Takahama, looking for an old book, the 'Tsuru Hyakutai'.
********** Vol 7: Issue 1 of 'The Origamian' for Spring 1967 contains an article, 'On Early Japanese Origami Books' written by Toshie Takahama, mentioning the 'Sembazuru Orikage' (sic).
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Crease pattern for the Paper Crane **********
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Paradise Cranes **********
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Tethered Boats **********
One Hundred Cranes **********
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