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This design is made from two bird bases, glued together. Cuts are used to create the ears.

The same design, with minor variations in the way the legs are folded, the size of the ears and the pose of the tail, also appears under other names such as Dog or Fox etc. Where the variations are minor I have recorded all these appearances on this one page. Where they are more substantial, eg where the ears have been made considerably larger to suggest a Donkey, I have not recorded the appearances here.

The front half of the design also appears as part of other compound designs such as a Seated Fox.

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1941

As far as I know this design was first published by Isao Honda in an article in 'Origami Handicraft' in 1941, although I have not seen a copy of the article in question.

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A version of the Compound Horse also appears:

1944

In 'Origami Shuko' by Isao Honda, which was published by Sangyo Tosho Publishing Co. Ltd in 1944

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1957

As 'A Horse' in 'Origami: Japanese Paper Folding' was published in English by Toto Shuppan Company Ltd in Tokyo in 1957.

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1958

As 'Dog' in 'Origami: Japanese Paperfolding: Monkey Book' by Isao Honda was published in English by Toto Shuppan Co Ltd in 1958. Photograph only.

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1959

As 'A Horse' in 'Origami: Japanese Paper Folding - Sakura Book' by Isao Honda was published in English by The Asahi Origami Club in 1959.

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As 'A Shepherd Dog' in 'Origami: Japanese Paperfolding: Fuji Book' by Isao Honda was published in English by The Asahi Origami Club in 1959.

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1960

As 'A Horse' in 'All About Origami' by Isao Honda was published by Toto Bunka Company, Limited in Tokyo in 1960

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The same design also appears in the same work, with minor alterations as 'A Fox'.

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1962

As 'A Horse' in 'Living Origami Book 1' by Isao Honda, which was published by Charles E. Tuttle Co. Inc in Rutland Vermont in 1962.

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As 'A Shepherd Dog' in 'Living Origami Book 2' by Isao Honda was published by Charles E. Tuttle Co. Inc in Rutland Vermont in 1962

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1965

As 'Horse' in The World of Origami' by Isao Honda, which was published in English in the USA by Japan Publications Trading Company in 1965.

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The same design also appears in the same work, with minor alterations as 'A Fox'.

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A version of this design appears as 'Dog' in the revised hardback edition of 'Origami: The Oriental Art of Paper Folding' by Harry C Helfman, which was published by Platt and Munk in New York in 1965.

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1967

As 'Pony' in 'Origami Folding Fun: Pony Book' by Isao Honda, which was published by Japan Publications Inc in Tokyo in 1967.

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1970

As 'Horse', 'Fox' and 'Shepherd Dog' in 'Origami Nippon' by Isao Honda, which is a paperback book published by Honda Origami Studio in Tokyo in 1970.

Horse

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Fox

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Shepherd Dog

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