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Created 4/11/2021. Last updated 25/3/2026.

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1944

A compound cat made from two bird bases appears in 'Origami Shuko' by Isao Honda, which was published in 1944.

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1958

A very simple cat's face appears in 'Origami: Book Two' by Florence Sakade, which was published by the Charles E Tuttle Company in Rutland, Vermont and Tokyo in 1958

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The same design appears as 'Cat' in 'Origami Storybook' by Florence Sakade, which was published by Charles Tuttle and Company Ltd in Tokyo and Vermont in 1960

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'How to Make Origami' by Isao Honda, which was published by Toto Shuppan Co. Ltd in Japan. by McDowell Obolensky of New York in the USA and by Museum Press Ltd of London in England, in 1959, contains diagrams for a Compound Cat in two parts, glued together

This design also appears:

As 'A Cat' in 'All About Origami' by Isao Honda, which was published by Toto Bunka Company, Limited in Tokyo in 1960. The ears are created using cuts.

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1960

A compound cut design for a 'Gato' (cat) appears in (the Spanish version of) 'Happy Origami: Swallow Book' by Tatsuo Miyawaki, which was published by Biken-Sha in 1960. The head is uncut but the body is shaped using a cut.

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The same design appears as 'Cat' in 'Origami Playtime' by Tatsuo Miyawaki, which was published by Japan Publications Trading Co in Tokyo, New York and San Francisco in July 1967.

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A heavily cut design for a 'Cat' appears in 'Pop-Up Origami: Kitty Book' by Tatsuo Miyawaki, which was published by Biken-Sha in Japan in 1960.

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A simple design for a cat's head was published as 'Cat (Neko)' in 'Origami: Volume 2' by Tokinobu and Hideko Mihara, which was published by the Oriental Culture Book Company in San Francisco, most probably in 1960.

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1962

A heavily cut design for a 'Cat' appears in 'Pop-Up Origami: Johnny Book' by Tatsuo Miyawaki, which was published by Biken-Sha in Japan in 1962.

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1965

Another simple design for a cat head appears as 'Cat' in 'Origami Fun Book: Crane Book' by Tatsuo Miyawaki, which was published by Shikoku Hoiku Co Ltd in Matsuyama, Japan in 1965.

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There are two designs for cat heads in 'Origami in the Classroom: Book 1: Activities for autumn through Christmas' by Chiyo Araki, which was published by Charles E Tuttle Co Inc in 1965.

The body of this cat is a Witch's Ladder.

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The body of this cat is a papercraft cut out.

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1967

A paper 'Kitty' folded from a dollar bill, probably designed by Giuseppe Baggi, appeared in an advert in issue 111 of Mad Magazine for June 1967.

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1968

A heavily cut design for a 'Cat' appears in 'Jolly Origami: Aquarium Book' by Tatsuo Miyawaki, which was published by Biken-Sha in Matsuyama, Japan in 1968.

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Another way of folding a Cat's Head (unnamed in the work) appears in 'Jolly Origami: Elephant Book' by Tatsuo Miyawaki, which was published by Biken-Sha in Matsuyama, Japan in 1968.

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1969

The article 'Mad Origami Zoo of Cliche Creatures' by Giuseppe Baggi, which appeared in 'Mad Magazine' Issue 129 of September 1969, featured a design for a 'Cool Cat'.

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