| The Public Paperfolding History Project
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| Peacocks and Peahens | |||||||
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page is being used to collect information about the
history of folded Paper Peacocks. 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. ********** 1845 There is a note in the Kan No Mado, which dates from 1845, that designs for a peacock and various other subjects have not been included because they are not good representations. ********** 1931 The earliest treatment of this subject that I know of appears in 'Origami (Part 1)' by Isao Honda, which was first published in Japan in 1931.
********** 1930 Diagrams for a two-part peacock with a tail based on the Paper Doily appear in the French children's magazine 'L'Age Heureux' of 20th November1930 (part one) and of 4th December 1930 (part two). Cuts are used to thin the legs and to shape and decorate the tail.
********** 1932 The same design appears in Booklet 6 of 'Images a Plier', a series of 6 booklets published by Librairie Larousse in Paris in 1932. Cuts are used to thin the legs and to shape and decorate the tail.
********** Solorzano's Peacock - 1934 onwards
********** Honda's Compound Peacock - 1941 onwards
********** 1951 A simple peacock design (which is a version of The Simple Swan) appears in 'Folding Paper for Children: Origami' by Claude Sarasas, which was published by Kodansha in Tokyo in 1951.
********** 1956 'Paper Magic' by Robert Harbin, which was published by Oldbourne in London in 1956 contains diagrams for Harbin's own cut 'Peacock'.
********** The Peahen - 1957 onwards
********** 1958 A very simple Peacock (Cut) and Peahen (Cut) appear in 'Origami: Book Two' by Florence Sakade, , which was published by the Charles E Tuttle Company in Rutland, Vermont and Tokyo in 1958
********** 1960 'All About Origami' by Isao Honda, which was published by Toto Bunka Company, Limited in Tokyo in 1960, contains a design for a 'Peahen'.
********** Adolfo's Peacock - 1962 onwards
********** A compound 'Peacock' appears in 'Pop-Up Origami: Johnny Book' by Tatsuo Miyawaki, which was published by Biken-Sha in Japan in 1962.
********** 1963 A design for a 'Pauw' (peacock) appears in the second edition of 'Het Grote Vouwboek' by Aart van Breda, which was published by Uitgeverij van Breda in 1963.
********** 1964 Two heavily cut designs for 'Peacocks' appear in 'Happy Origami: Tortoise book' by Tatsuo Miyawaki, which was published by Biken-Sha in Japan in 1964. A cut is used to create the ears.
*** The same designs appear under the same names' in 'Origami Playtime' by Tatsuo Miyawaki, which was published by Japan Publications Trading Co in Tokyo, New York and San Francisco in July 1967.
*********** 1968 A cut design for a 'Peacock' appears in 'Jolly Origami: Aquarium Book' by Tatsuo Miyawaki, which was published by Biken-Sha in Matsuyama, Japan in 1968.
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