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page attempts to record what is known about the origin
and history of paper pigs and boars. Please contact me if
you know any of this information is incorrect or if you
have any other information that should be added. Thank
you. ********** Paper Pigs The Pig - 1873 onwards
********** 1917 A design for a Pig's Head appears in 'Xu Zhe zhi tu shuo' (More Illustrated Paperfolding) by Yongxiang Shi, which was published by the Commercial Press in Shanghai in 1917.
********** Paper Boars 1845 There is a rather basic design for a Wild Boar, made from the slit hexagon base, in the Kan No Mado, which is usually dated to 1845.
********* 1917 A design for a Boar's Head appears in 'Xu Zhe zhi tu shuo' (More Illustrated Paperfolding) by Yongxiang Shi, which was published by the Commercial Press in Shanghai in 1917.
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