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The Flower-Pattern Photo-Frame / Pencil Box
 
This page attempts to record what is known about the origin and history of the origami design I call The Flower-Pattern Photo-Frame and its development The Pencil Box. 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.

This design is developed from the windmill base.

This design first occurs in the books of Isao Honda and is quite possibly his original design.

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1944

As far as I know a version of this design first appears as 'Hanamoyo' in 'Origami Shuko' by Isao Honda, which was published by Sangyo Tosho Publishing Co. Ltd in 1944

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The same design appears:

1960

As 'A Flower Pattern / Photo Frame' in 'All About Origami' by Isao Honda, which was published by Toto Bunka Company, Limited in Tokyo in 1960.

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This design also appears:

As 'A Flower Pattern' in 'Pocket Guide to Origami: Bow-Wow Book', by Isao Honda, which was published in English by the Asahi Origami Club (an imprint of the Toto Shuppan Company) in Tokyo in 1960

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1965

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

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This work also contains a version of the design which has been three-dimensionalised to create The Pencil Box.

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1967

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

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