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This page attempts to create a chronology of the first verifiable appearance of early Japanese representative designs. Please contact me if you know any of this information is incorrect or if you have any other information that should be added. Thank you.

The designs listed on this page may, pf course, be much older than their first appearance in the historical record, but it is of course impossible to verify this possibility.

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The Paper Crane - 1591/3 onwards

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Ocho and Mecho - 1692 onwards

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The Takarabune - 1704 onwards

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The Paper Boat - 1713 onwards

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Komoso - 1734 onwards

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1845

Designs from the Kan No Mado

A large number of representative designs first appear in the Kan No Mado, including the Kabuto-Base Cicada, the Iris (from a hexagon) and the Blow-up Frog.

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The Simple Crane - c1850 onwards

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The Kabuto - c1854 onwards

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