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Last updated 27/1/2026

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'Pop-Up Origami: Kitty Book' by Tatsuo Miyawaki was published by Biken-Sha in Japan in 1960 and distributed by Japan Publication Trading Company. The work contains folded examples of the designs, which are glued onto folded pages, or sections of pages, by their feet or lower edges, so that they 'pop-up' into an upright position when the pages are opened.

Many of the designs are heavily cut.

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

The Pop-Up pages themselves could not be scanned without causing damage so only the diagrams are included here.

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Analysis

Pygmy A (cut)

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Pygmy B (cut)

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Tree (cut)

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Fox (cut)

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Monkey Head (cut)

This head is part of a compound design (see below)

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Monkey Body

This is part of a compound design (see above)

Design 14 says 'Cut off the upper paper' but this seems unnecessary.

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Iris A (cut)

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Iris B (cut)

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Iris C (cut)

The name Irios B seems to be incorrect

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Water-fowl (cut)

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House

This design is a version of The House with the bottom edge turned up to allow it to be glued to the page.

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Church - The Church

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Cat (cut)

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Rat (cut)

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Mouse (cut)

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Sphinx

Two-point compound design

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Pyramid

This design is simply the waterbomb base with the bottom edges folded up to facilitate the pop-up action.

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Camel (cut)

A two-part cut compound design

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Turkey A (cut)

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Turkey B (cut)

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Elephant (cut)

A heavily cut version of The Spanish Elephant

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Giraffe (cut)

The tips of the legs are cut off

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