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The Japanese Robin (Cut)
 
This page attempts to record what is known about the origin and history of the cut design which I call the Japanese Robin. 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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1951

As far as I know this design first appears in 'Origami: Folding Paper for Children' by Claude Sarasas, which was published by Kodansha in Tokyo in 1951.

1958

The design also 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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