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The World of.Origami
  The World of ORIGAMI
 
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CONTENT SUMMARY
 
 
“The ofigne of origami; ori class: the Kan Mefind the SentacuneOr me wadiions, most OuSting ero work; Japanese paper; weal modern ot
jam compound origami forthe new 236Balas paper sacs and tickneses the use of 6Gadependen organ leading to ereauvity; geomet foldingTl fo fm ad constsuetions sum fundamental forms
 
THE EXPLANATORY CHARTSThe author has desiene! and executed hiare easy enough to undersind tha all you needfepredace any origami in the Book is follow them clfi read the accompanying explanatory text
THE PHOTOGRAPHS‘We have included photographs of completed origumi worksfo show that the models themselves can give just as muchjoyment a5 folding them does. We have chosen (o bringthe origami even more richly to fe by using 2 variety of‘tu and artificial backgrounds
 
THe AUTHORTeo Honda is the top man in the field of origami todayFie has over ity years experience in orgami research andstad) and has writen tens of books to intoduce this fisTalige art to other people in other counties. The World ofOrig represents the culmination of all Mr, Honda’“Knowledge and experience, Iti, in other words, his lifeswork, aid it will be of historical importance t© origamiHavers everywhere."264 pases, § color plates cfoi-over-board binding with lami
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The World of ORIGAMIThe World of |
  
ORIGAMI
    
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JAPAN PUBLICATIONS TRADING COMPANY
  
 
 
Pranslated by Richard 1. GagePhotographs by Yataso TossFirst Edition, 1965,Second Eston, august 1966Sixth Printing, December 1970
Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 65-2710Published by
JAPAN PUBLICATIONS TRADING COMPANYTokyo San Francisco
Layout and typography by Iwao Yoshizaki and Soshichi ToyoshimaPrinted in Japan by Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd
  
PREFACE
 
ponnding on othe eden the ronal matics olin paper,[Neh we eal rigam. his prod the hana developednd spread, and today peopl ll ovr Japan practiceth plete, Orga not merely a tradonalansenet,siete hundicatat ane, anyvher, and
any tine can learn, Iti however, neceary slot ad ws{tational rgani werks of some aiguy in resenting he bandicatto tbe peop ofthe worl. Bosse we Were afi Some oftheSoon ceremonial folds an some f the aioe! fs‘ofan ealsely Japanese axa might be efi o understand,$n our dcusdon of erga ister we have clininated all‘htm esta fw such works We ate isuded a numberof bindbd animal forms of eur own inthe more mode Works, but.sve sould keto resark tat al of them depend on redialFong methods forthe form
‘Origen, for which ll ou nod i sheet of paper, ransondsirene f well, sation, or rae ad mates eua eservesdeere into word uate a, raf and invest.
"We carmel Rope ht Hue Us paral slp, he work Wl‘wing an equal metsue of ppines toads and eile ake‘lever the worl
 
 
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CONTENTSExplains Symbols .Color Fropiccer
‘The Oro of Oven «What Ogun, 27Kanto Mab, 22‘Snbosra ria, 25
‘The Origin raion sos sescss sereOuandng Oa 37‘The Most Phstaly Represents Work<The Frog, 28“The Moi Haborate Fokl—The Ca, 28(Ofgani and Japanese Paper, 25
ott ond Consttns~Geowee Folig Lte.....scses seen‘Square Paper, 30‘Trea Papen 2Rhombi Paper, 23‘eular Penagoal Paper, 3¢Regular Heragonal Paper, 3¢‘Regular Octagonal Par, 38
Orgunt Fondant Forms. Pitot
Conposnt Origint Fustaneta Fons .‘Compousd Osgeni from Square Pet 2{Compound Origa rom Right Teanga Pope, $0[Compound Orig rom Rhombie Papen 42
 
 
ae 72 testy, 48 8 Work Cap, 7
3 Dove st 9, Bidfice Cop4 Cavir Pston, 45 10, daponee Heat, #95 Gun, 5 abo Ht,
6 ten as 12 Badger at,
 
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Sea Gal ase at13 Se Gul 37
14 Mundin Dek 9217, Sma 36
18 Conmocin, 38
Seal Be scossssseeses erpeccciesi1S, Sa 7 “i Scag Sema
1B, Poeun (Sb Ga
20, Penguin, $9 22. Flower Mods 6BOORFO svssscessseseeu wee23 Heat, 62 Si Paotceapl Fae
24, Fishing Boat, 62 ah,
35. Moteoat 6¢ 32 Pent Box, 9
36 Fou Mas 38 35, Howe, 70
21 Sst, 86 34 Osenmae Cap, 71
2% Double Boat, 65 35. Winnowing Box, 72
2. Changeable Petore, 67 36 Box 7530 Phocgraph Frame @), 6837. Seal 74
 
Alcorn Fat vo -58 Lats Blow, 7338, Paws 76 8, Santo (apanee
40: Yokison(Manservan, 77.” Oexiag Stand, SE41. Pasar Forms, 78 ‘Santo on Les, 824 Floverstaped Candy Cup, 45, Cate Dh, 82
 
  
Crane Base dctigserearersecgyrsrensnel BD“46 Cans Base 84 ced Oni 0£7, Caae Bate, 85 61. Crow, 10248. Cre, 35 {& Japanese Nightiogte, 103,4. Surahaped Box 89, Cans, 108£0. Morsieg Glory, 82 (64, Spar, 1085, Cake Box 90. (6. Standing Cran, 1552 Mic apaness Ccoat 66. Dove (i), 108Busts) 9 F, Gols, 105, Chrstinaa Tees Orsamest, 6, Fish, 1172 B. Poeasnt 112‘H, Kago Qapasese Sedan TO, Peacock 118.ca Trig 1548, Drago (9 Balloon, 11756 Sion, 98 13. Fro 118St. Wht Hero, 98 78 Dhssiom, 1958 Nesting Cans, 99 78, Li, 203. Hen, 10)Rectangular Paper ese ee)"ye Papr Craven 122 i Rolin ox 138Tr Payer at, 123 B1 Kimono, 227
‘78, Wastes Basket, 4 $2 Jacke 129
 1, Folding Box 124
 
 
 
   
 
 
  
   
(Compoand Figures (Square PARA) ooo a85 Rooster 120 Seal 188Hone 2 108. Spite, 158485, Deen 138 ot, Seat i, 10086, Rendon 135 108. Ber, 162Br Rabb, 8 stern Bar, 1658, Peps, the Fag Horse, 107, Wol, 158,a ep, 1688. Pater, 25, oli Bei 17250. Cay 100. Rhinoceros, 172BL Monkey, 140 Pig le52, Dac 142 ev, 17553 Fox, 14d Wate Beato, 17834 Sete Fox, 15 Wale, 195 Rates 147 ‘Thread Container, 19096, Kanga, 148 Gabel Box, 15057, Canel 109 Sis Box, 18198. Goat 150 UB, Haagis Orasent, 16298. Kit 157, UD. Mgstery Bow, 83100, ion, 152 10, Hot Pike Holder, 185101. Tee, 5 T2L, Woren Mat, 185Rig Tearglar Pape ssenesscscncsoiv ll122, Sea Gal ay 1 Grater 190pPreerccesstvanisicunsnina wtTak Wis Goo, J 128, Shalow, 13815, Wild Duck, 193 1. Crayish 198126. Iris Bosom (D194 30. Dac, 13912. Ais Blosom (I, 195131, Goo, 20Compound Figures (Equteral Teanga Paper oe.1D. Eagle 202 13, Dragon, 38hob Paper. sccste sess 29634 Mast, 356 38 icky ack 3913. bay 208 137, Desa Mark, 300Compount Pigures Rowe Page). cneeevoeeecven138, Gil, 217 10. dilaton 307159, Seno“ Heanor," 1, Rhombus Constusoas,Spuskno-e 2 28
 
ter Poygonal Paper osesscssenseegese 20M2. Chinese Baltes 330°" ui 335
1G, Azalea Blosom, 221” 147, ras, 226
WA, Sicsided Omameat, 22148, Otagonal Octeat (I,
165. Ture Bas, 2 2
  
‘Sec Shapd Paes eRees Deals Case 39 "138 Bian ih 37
150 Cab, 230 153. Gisbo, 282
15 Gab 233 1. Ostopa, 247
Cosme Fads er
 
1S ou Fei Da (Bai, 308
136, Daooer (Bunz rata), 2157 OW Mas and Ol Wea, 249
‘The Heal Modern Origami .{Gempound Organ Wid Modem Tove, 282‘Orignn Diserstonal Forms, 292‘Sur and Tikes of Orig Peper, 2‘The Yers and Nays Abou Using Ser 254
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EXPLANATORY SYMBOLS
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      THE ORIGINS OF ORIGAMI
What is Origami?
The dsnitons of “origami” in Webster's Thin! New InearogalDiciomary are: I-The at of fapunese pape fling. 2. SomethingCo epctate o ab a fowe ae ori Some{i the dapaowe langage the word “rim” meas etl FoldingDuper as wel asthe sessed lng done inte at of origa‘Becton sonst fun inks mst Bae sere, to be 4 wagesTapanee paste. All sours that we paper have formal papefalling methods, and in encral we cans that wherever therpaper here paper fling
"Ste ote hand in Japan, mothers fave taht hi hencigar inal ages ever te emarn atl paper odin. st someSlag cr another hsume banda. Bsa the Yevtmigus ad‘methods wot constructing Japanet erga ae abuactne{0 the country and bectse gat prt of te dl Tes ofrope allover Japan when we beat to pub EnalishtanguazeBolton chirty etplanige pep flie metal we Sess
Sie a Budi pst brought papermaking methods into Japan{oom China through Korea i 36 4, some historians se ieIatorel ft aa bans fr insiting that popefoldine methods‘st naturally have come inten too, None tthe ance oes‘Mork: homeve, ponies us ih str for ssi their Chee‘Or Korean rs and no dacues to that eft have tthe.
Even afer the manufac of paper hal spread allover the countoe price prevented swe fora pastine Ie onan. Beene ofafore rue the people wel tefl for spa sisal forferemorlalecasons ‘The feing ses for ceremonial ogSere ney Bee. To lesen them i as mecsary to. sdy wih{pecillt: Beonse all of tis wae toubiese the ceremonial setHever atained. oneal sation, ander, partic alterthe clr excbanges with the Wot nthe mince centey ahdthe sulting soil evlutions, the ancet dleult eremonil sles{from favor unt today they ace pracy extinct the oteand since thee are amber of modern orgnmt that developedFrom the someire ye fhe ancient folly, we clade ustationsAn cilaatons of some of the elder ones eich resemble oder,
 
 
 
 
“The peed in which eecemonil organi was most common wasthos grows pred of bint deepens partes crate,chtectre and eter ats and ents, and a psiod im which theistcrats due in aries ving
  
Fewe 1 Male aud fonts bates.
‘These absractrepesenation ofa male and a ene burly wereSd 19 decorate sake bois at wedding ceremoni, The fd on{he lef i the male an that onthe it ithe ema. I wd{oday, thee ancient baer) ornaments apes housh the ons‘et aow are mach more splendid and ther folding methsomentat diet
This is ope of the eet examples of formative creative origami
   
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igre 2. Flower cone forthe mouth of‘take container 
Figure 3 Nest,
 
Though a6 we mi carer, cero org ave al bat vaita rom the moder eg hem onal sangtofcome prt of he te of a apanve rope
Explaining te form a theater owt sore atdict ‘bot ar Ive aleacy sil in an erie woe tem(SOSH: Cate Orig tn apna ost ia fldd paper oratentwhich alsbop atch to puch hen the prea tthe he{abusing ae for someone. The sos Wk sigs the hopethe get thatthe relent ilejoy sod fontne The isa 9¢th se hk hd of eet ey whenSeid "When you tnd 9 pit someone, aways wap tin Pure‘ie poner” The mah fold be of pope, ta abbr onWie tr eatom
‘Shce mating Se noi was the work of every Howse thepresence Tor ts prpore inthe home of lovely papers in ols{nd primed pater natural ved to eat feet In msking‘the onan openings nee
Inthe ene the paper samen th atl nos it. Theword “nos san abeviston of moscow thin sp of diet‘Molo ataced ithe ofthe paper fai Th we of alonefn a for its ts tack tothe wen centr. tough i sancance fn longer bao
 
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‘AS we have already noted, origami was handsd down from ageto ape and fom person to person so thatthe folie thit were £00‘ict oe thos tat oe favor mee natural eliniated. The bul‘tthe fll that have Toms tadiion and that cominus ie hyste Superior works tha have posal the Jodpemen ofthe people
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of Japan, Oddly enough 9 photaduplicaton of an oft origumi iStach book cals he Katesnoda ich at foo ell Knoxin apan, hansen pubs inthe Units Sats Fraon ti bookWevcan et an tea of seine of the wore complicit and icaTapanest fds. The book was tel by ihe Library of ComersPotadupeatin serise, Washington 38.'D.G. in dup S193‘Ree nad Amran splat on paper folding son Lag:‘man includ te in Rs own Boloraphy of Pope foldagnd ws some of isan om the once the Bestar obscureKowromaly suddenly became well kan Lemar last Bs‘luratons with he flowing enh
‘Korsanads Japan. 1980) 01 23, p56.
‘Nvrepeadcton othe masnsent Drigatty (nb) fom this
‘mane enyetopotin pen by Stare (eu) i 12S as then
Inthe posesion af the newspaper Asahi a OseUnfortunately the Osaka Aub! Newspaper fin ibe poses of‘ebuiling, and tes ave tanec the bra teamed ationfaking tn eumnatio ofthe onginal manasrpt impossible: Wefe sue: however, hat tet the wc ately Raveenatnd tht the scholar KatapuAtsoh compl. the ogients‘sf ocumentary mater togtber sso 238 snl Solis hd eeSepicd them nse
“The single volume conering orga comin ver en sermonfoi and oer thirty ofthe fly that Sion to the pase Sane‘Al of them are iuaated with Gre desis The author ofthearom remarks
‘Orga spa aan amusement fr friends Sine such (ods asthe (I the thousand eras (2 he oat (3) the veil) theFetus tower, (3) the sant, (6) th kom (2, G) the shneadcontainer and (8) 8 arty of types of aesnow thee i 90 need to flatter: Wethe foils wah complied folding thd,oven this Book the above fle ae mune
‘Thousand cranes 189 ee ako pp 28 and 26)
 
 
 
 
 
    
 
 
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The autor then drew Mlusations forthe folds jst ashe sidWeoul The pars of the fs tht ee to dificult he fled tolustate:eobseuertly some of the istatons ae dca henfor Japanese ane fru 19 uadestand. We hae chose i{hs heal to liminate al of the expss that ar to exoticaSaree (han shape tance eontumcs ete) and ave sls‘ech emy-toundervamd foe asthe Sagonty (152. the sibhonsi) andthe octopus (184), Since te frog andthe eh are neyofthe sane consrgtion we have abel thm (ce p38)
     
 
 Triple Cranes
‘teed te Pred fed ve ae
We are unable to ave lene ansuer concerning the meaning ofthe tom shenmo-malo, Tooagh the Ine meaning seme 8 Be2 window for the cold Season.” the usge not cmertinal theJapanese language. In addsion, we cannot desta bat schaupirace might mean ay the tle OF book, Sore people ntreetthe te ava powle mireading of Gasca sharers meaning‘elntrnindbw” For insane there ae tstances ancient wieings in wich the phase "ras of Heit Tom the window einsstudy” If ths hc se: we might attach the mode meaningaf wick Ht hat ome ugh he ndo™We bine nade our lsarcons of the Wing methods for teonormate drag and monkey ay eat t9 flow as poneBar tea atention tothe fas that thee thaws a eal ai the proper wig tation one wes a uae pie of pape4s band avons the te of scorn a5 muchas gone. Sein Korma fous tke the agony and the monkey. we Usthe score qt at and since though the Fling ecg aetow complated the Snshed form st Mt, thse folds are reallyHovamong the nt afar aeas oarTvansuey othe auenon, Who thought up thes clara flltecheguss™ we might pot ott # book pune 1797 calChhngira rita (8, by 13 ines) it which oxigan represenfons of the ates of the mai erates in all even acs ofthe famous play Chsuingura appear in oodeuprit tuations.“Thefoting testa equred to reproduce al of tes competedContre gies would have Been imposible with paper shapestoe upto hat ne, andthe athor had to deve em one. Basse{he bie paper shape use in he Rorno me dragon the sme‘tht wenn Chihingar Orda, we suppose at the dragonshusa byproduct of the llatrations forthe book. The ator ofChuhigora Ordots and of the Senbaaru Ora, abot hichReh sea ne, ase prt a4 pi al te
   
 
 
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ietest aoThe ernevegara cao the senior and the fd eath the aga Wl) aon‘ide dlstibation Though, fron the sieapont of opin salii crag ace oa cone soe ena Se fe‘eg tron of feuding the el a anon oa ie of 8thowsund years the ld. wh feels the Roumihess Crane.Ieee popstar asa sam af goad force and fone Wes
“The homeland of the Roundhea Crane actly northeasternAsin andthe Bird is long becdSomidred mgt ineeur. bel thee bm aren Holds white about 3 of fheFie sie and ome oie arc to whch they migrate Sei Balkfea are spec crane sancti
“The bok Sor viral te Tan Cranes containsthe most miley known grane fing metho andes sla{he oF the appeal ofthe Bed isan taper sol Te fodinghod eal for the use of on shi rigs paper in which omemakes omumter oi to prods ful sod tumbe of mately‘connec square Each ofthese utes ded ino cane es 4‘er nftuoso onguny fl. The hook intrates he prope Gingtmcthod andes ul se ofthe spi sine of Jape papeforproduces tial Japanese ona
You wil fd details the ong of te crane the expnatons.
 
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Mother Grane and Babiesmr of eo a ha ce ile‘ese copoly es ieIk To make ttt mae re 10 le‘ea fling the pele srs lene endlh! ar pons he cd lbonl S1] Saath ft embigapeHe o‘itn ce re ct mks
 
 
 
 
 
 
 THE ORIGAMI TRADITION
tn the snl of Japon, an folusd coutry that hondrsdieyfn no other, ve find an ancient culture with any gal cineShiite munner Organ non of tenance ara
“Tnauph the name “origami” has been added to Webster's ThirdNow Inervarional Dictionary ony teeny, the word kimono” histeem thee for sometime. The pect Japanese costume aldKimono and te characcrsue Sole af sewing 1 have made a8Important net conbtion to the development of crig
ne naive the imo Tor bath wun and women we se thatoftheir parts fom the underarments tothe outer coal the‘de sash, and the formal pleated kit called hahaa, ae cut ithrit teva ht anges They ar me wf ley.ination, the cating and aring of 2 Kimono ie part of theNowsewoek of every wie. OF couse, today, what wth Westerns‘Work lathes and schoo uniforms, thee ess Kono seviag thanthere once i, bat unt the egining of the twentieth cenaKinoo satin was one ofthe is tow tern tka, 224‘ening and ripping out kimono seus were pt ofthe domo‘tocation of every litle gi. Tt imeresting fo note that eventhe age mothers seem to remember both Kimono cing and somebrigaml which their mothers taught them. Theuph both the motherwhe’ teadcs andthe ch whe Terns probaly rep erienly aplasia amusement the teuhing chad vale such‘timonitons as, "Make the ctesss corti” “Join exch comerovecty ‘wth ante," all of which derives fom the Kimono,{neh the ight ange saihtine makeup ery portant.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amos al atonal ovga constructions rly onthe manipulation of cern regu and fd folding method. Creative reted Tolle lns play pat ely hen the origam procFear completion
In th book besase we have grouped relate orig’ scoringto 4 sumber of tae fldng forms, we make no dimion Roceos with slog tadiion andrew works
Tn the present period, the wadilon Know as erga ver manyeure not meray pastime, We fe we ca safely at hatIisa hase eduction for he handicrae and are
 
mOustendion, Origami‘When we are fica aed incurs or in clas what the finestfia Tos are we tly amor thatthe most representSpans ol shane the nant plans the fog a the ost‘ahora thera onan ts thee fake ne gue datient
 
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‘tig imposible wo choose the best from amon them.
‘Axe siti te seton on he thous cane the Roansad‘Crane's regarded in Japan av symbol of pou Tortune am! ongIte Because the eigun ean 8 portrayal that sunpcius i4 i foro ad dite boner the SaarShape athe erne SS in whitepaper ges 8 see ohOnna beet. "
"Though i we examine the origin cane scentielly we cancrite Has am snaceurteportayal of the wading Bie ar teSharacerisielly lng lp, scenic opinion and gens of logliteare two separate tian In her words, when we view the‘rae as sage rian work we ae comets of balanced omind spell beaut. Talo bebe thal because i methods‘oni foe sccoding tors it ha vale at moder orig
Te you exculy follow our explanatory charts you wl sce howmany anna and tind Tlds nd compoved fois derive om the‘rnb ad vartons of
 
 
 
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|AS we might think natural from the nature ofthe handicraft he‘al erga fm sa compesychmensonal one The Ret thinthat comes to mind inthis connection eing the form the thingtne ave dese to portray using standardized erga Fdngne
“Thowsh ia rudonaloviami we find ssh dimensional ldsas the winnow, te measuring Bo, the Boat, td thefts oso,finy" dimensional nial portrayals are surprismay sare. Mest‘the tational ania fll have fat boi The ne weal mar:piece amon the dimensional animal fold sexta the fog
‘Unie the crac. whch an symbol of good fortunewidespread popularity thoughout apan the rons poplarsProbably ds ot amount to one hundreh ofthat tte amos
utc nen Japanese the werd for os
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