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first origins
Paper-making originated in China by Ts'ai Lun, a servant of the Chinese emperor. The art of paperfolding began shortly after
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early origami
Samurai would exchange gifts with a form known as a noshi.
This was a paper folded with a strip of dried fish or meat. It was considered a good luck token. -
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More early origami
Shinto Noblemen would celebrate weddings by wrapping glasses of sake or rice wine in butterfly forms that had been folded to represent the bride and groom. -
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paper in Japan
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First written directions fo origami
How to Fold 1000 Cranes was published.
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cranes in Japan
The crane was considered a sacred bird in Japan. It was a Japanese custom that if a person folded 1000 cranes, they would be granted one wish. Origami became a very popular form of art -
A Magician Turns Sheets of Birds
Japanese woodblock print that was made in 1819 entitled "A Magician Turns Sheets of Birds". This print shows birds being created from pieces of paper. -
Window on Midwinter was published
Window on Midwinter was published which included a collection of approximately 150 origami models.
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origami is spread to Engand and the US
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Symbols created for origami
Akira Yoshizawa developed his set of symbols used for origami instructions
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More origami books
Sadako and One Thousand Cranes was published by Eleanor Coerr and is linked with the origami crane and the international peace movement. -
International peace project
A Million Paper Cranes for Peace by the Year 2000
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Akira Yoshizawa
Akira Yoshizawa of Japan is one of these. He is considered the "father of modern origami" because of his creative paperfolding. -
Origami Today
Today people are still folding origami -
Origami is spreading to spain
Origami was introduced to the West (Spain) by the Moors who made geometric origami models.
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