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The Fox Mask
 
This page is being used to collect information about the history of the origami design known as the Fox Mask (which is developed from the House). 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.

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1905

As far as I know this design first appears, as 'Fox Mask', in 'Shukouka Kyohon : Liron Jishuu Souga Setsumei' by Kikujiro Kiuchi, Rokushiro Uehara and Hideyoshi Okayama, which was published by Shigebei Takase in Chiba in 1905.

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The design also appears:

1908

In 'Origami zusetsu' (Illustrated Origami) by Sano Shozo, which was published in Tokyo in 1908.

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1931

As 'Fox Mask' in 'Origami (Part 1)' by Isao Honda, which was first published in Japan in 1931.

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1944

In 'Origami Shuko' by Isao Honda, which was published in 1944.

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1951

As 'Fox' in 'Origami to Kirinuki' by Saburo Ueda, which was published by Kokkado in Tokyo, most probably in 1951.

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1958

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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1959

As 'A Face of a Fox' in 'Origami: Japanese Paperfolding: Fuji Book' by Isao Honda, which was published in English by The Asahi Origami Club in 1959.

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1962

As 'A Face of a Fox' in 'Living Origami Book 2' by Isao Honda, which was published by Charles E. Tuttle Co. Inc in Rutland Vermont in 1962.

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1965

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

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1967

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

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1970

As 'Fox Mask' in 'Origami Nippon' by Isao Honda, which is a paperback book published by Honda Origami Studio in Tokyo in 1970.

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