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'Origami Land: Bossy Book' by Tatsuo Miyawaki was published by Biken-Sha in Matsuyama, Japan in 1967 and distributed by Japan Publications Trading Company.

The work contained folded examples of the designs and a pack of paper to fold with.

Many of the designs are heavily cut and many are also depicted in the coloured plates with added decorations, especially eyes.

My grateful thanks to the British Origami Society for letting me see a copy of this work.

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Horse (cut)

A cut is used to separate the ears

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Bossy (cut)

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Analysis

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Flatfish (cut)

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Note there are no diagrams in the work for the other fish shown in the coloured illustration.

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Pheasant (cut)

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Hen (cut)

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Rooster (cut)

The Rooster's comb is formed from a separate piece of paper using cuts

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Carp streamer (A)

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Carp streamer (B) - The Whale

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Swan - The Simple Swan

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Frog

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