| The Public Paperfolding History Project
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| Folded Paper Plants, Flowers and Seeds etc | |||||||
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page is being used to collect information about the
history of folded paper plants, flowers and seeds. 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. There is a separate page about designs for Leaves. ********** The Iris / Lily - 1845 onwards
********** 1845 Designs for Persimmon and Eggplant, both made from the first slit square base, appear in the Kan No Mado, which is usually dated to 1845.
********** 1885 A design for a lily appeared in 'Kindergarten Shoho' (Preliminary Kindergarten) by Iijima Hanjuro, which was copyrighted on October 4th Meiji 17 (1884) and published by Fukuda Senzo in August of Meiji 18 (1885)
********** 1914 A design for a 'Dendrobium', a type of orchid, appears in 'Zhe zhi tu shuo' (Illustrated Paperfolding), compiled by Gui Shaolie, which was published by the Commercial Press in Shanghai in Ming guo 3 (1914).
********** 1917 Another design for a 'Dendrobium', developed from the Star-shaped Box, appears in 'Xu Zhe zhi tu shuo' (More Illustrated Paperfolding) by Yongxiang Shi, which was published by the Commercial Press in Shanghai in 1917. The instructions say to fold the flaps inside and glue them with paste.
*** The same book contains a design for a 'Chrysanthemum' made from several pieces of paper.
********** 1923 A design for a Pine Cone (used to play a table game) appears in 'More Paper Magic' by Will Blyth, which was published by C Arthur Pearson in London in 1923.
********** 1930 This very simple flower, which is used to make a hyacinth, appears in an article in The Cambridge City Tribune of 20th March 1930.
********** The Morning Glory - 1931 onwards
********** 1935 'Origami Moyo, Book One', by Kawarazaki Kodo, which was published by Unsodo in Japan in 1935, contained several prints showing origami versions of plants and flowers. Orchid
*** Bamboo
*** Tulips
********** 'Origami Moyo, Book Two' by Kawarazaki Kodo, which was published in Japan in 1935, also contains several prints showing origami versons of various plants and flowers. Ivy
*** Wisteria
*** Pawlonia
*** Omodaka
*** Hozuki
*** Chrysanthemum
*** Waterlilies
********** The Multipiece Tulip - 1944 onwards
********** The Persimmon - 1951 onwards
********** 1951 'Origami to Kirinuki' by Saburo Ueda, which was published by Kokkado in Tokyo, most probably in 1951, contains diagrams showing how to make several multipiece paper fpowers.
********** 1958 A flower cut from a Froebelian type Windmill Base pattern appears in 'Origami: Book Two' by Florence Sakade, which was published by the Charles E Tuttle Company in Rutland, Vermont and Tokyo in 1958
********** The Cut Iris - 1960 onwards
********** 1964 'My Origami Flowers' which was published by Crown Publishers Inc, in New York in 1964, contains diagrams for five designs, Rose, Clematis, Hydrangea, Camellia and Water Lily, which are all developed from the same basic form.
*** The same book contains instructions for making a cut and glued compound design called the Calla Lily.
********** 1965 A design for an 'Azalea Blossom' folded from a pentagon appears in 'The World of Origami' by Isao Honda, which was published by Japan Publications Trading Company in the USA in 1965. It is attributed to Ryutaro Tsuchida.
********** 1970 'Origami Nippon' by Isao Honda, which is a paperback book published by Honda Origami Studio in Tokyo in 1970 contains diagrams for a 'Hanabishi'.
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