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Prints that are not dateable have been assigned to 1865.

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1832

This print, based on an earlier one by Katsushika Hokusai, shows a woman holding a crane. The crane is pictured upside down suggesting it is about to be inflated. A Sanbo sits on the pile of paper in front of her. The Sanbo does not appear inthe earlier print. Sourced from the catalogue of an exhibition on paperfolding history held in Tatsuno City History and Culture Museum in 1999.

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1830-42

Takarabune in a print by Kunisada Utigawa dateable to between 1830-42 from 'Origami from the Classics' by Satoshi Takagi, published in 1993. (Information from Juan Gimeno)

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1843

This print showing a basic box being used to hold chrysanthemum petals can be dated to 1843. Sourced from the catalogue of an exhibition on paperfolding history held in Tatsuno City History and Culture Museum in 1999.

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1844

This print which also shows the basic box, can be dated to 1844. Sourced from the catalogue of an exhibition on paperfolding history held in Tatsuno City History and Culture Museum in 1999. The rectangle in the bottom right corner is an overlap from another print.

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This print, from 1844, which is similar to one from 1832 (see above), shows a woman holding a crane. The crane is pictured upside down suggesting it is about to be inflated. A Sanbo sits on the pile of paper in front of her. The paper on the floor has neen decorated to suggest it is Chiyogami. Sourced from the catalogue of an exhibition on paperfolding history held in Tatsuno City History and Culture Museum in 1999.

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1852

This dyptich by Kunisada Utigawa showing a magician turning sheets of paper into folded frogs can be dated to 1852.

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1863

This somewhat similar print from 1863 is Jiraiya, from the series Toyokuni kigo Kijutsu kurabe (Comparison of witchcrafts).

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1865

This undated print shows Hanakawa Kotsuru, who was born without arms, and became famous for her ability to do extraordinary things, including paperfolding, with her feet. The picture shows her holding a Paper Crane with a Sanbo on Legs on the floor beside her.

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