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'Keisei ori tsuru' was published in 1717. The author of the work is unknown. It contains prints which show Paper Cranes and Komoso.

Source: 'Oru Kokoro', the catalogue of an exhibition on paperfolding history held in Tatsuno City History and Culture Museum in 1999.

I have not been able to find a copy of this work online.

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In this picture a child studying in a terakoya (a school for the children of commoners) is writing a poem on the wing of a Paper Crane, while another Paper Crane and Komoso rest on a tabletop nearby (see detail). In the centre three figures look upwards at another Paper Crane flying above their heads.

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In the left hand panel of this picture a woman rides on a large Paper Crane.

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