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The illustrations were drawn by George Rhoads.

The authors obituary in the Winston-Salem Journal has this to say about her time in Japan: 'While her husband was transferred every few years as an Army officer, she continued her own career, working as an educator at or near military installations in Alabama, Kansas, Maryland, Germany and Japan. Of all her homes as a military wife, Japan left the deepest impression. She earned both a diploma and a degree in Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arrangement, from the Koryu and Sogetsu schools in Tokyo. For many years after leaving Japan, Dr. Massoglia displayed her ceremonial doll collection to commemorate Hinamatsuri, the annual Festival of Dolls. In 1975, she was invited back to Japan as a guest of the Japan-United States Economic Council.'

A full copy of the work can be viewed here.

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The introduction says:

The statement 'According to tradition, the paper must not be cut or pasted and the object should be folded from a single piece' is interesting precisely because it is not true. It is also interesting to note that despite this statement the 'Swan' is heavily cut.

As far as I know this is the first book of Japanese paperfolds to contain the Flapping Bird. However, given the George Rhoads connection, we cannot, unfortunately, be certain that the author learned this fold in Japan.

The book also contains Yoshizawa's Butterfly, though its origin is not acknowledged.

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Simple Sailboat - The Yacht

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Fish

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Swan (Cut)

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Cup - The Paper Cup

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Piano or Bench - The Sofa

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Cap -

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Salt Dish - The Salt Cellar

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Cake Basket - a variant of The Cross

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The Double Boat - Another Double Boat

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The Crane - The Paper Crane

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Flying Bird - The Flapping Bird

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The Skiff

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Butterfly - Yoshizawa's Butterfly

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