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Folded Paper Seals / Sealions
 
This page is being used to collect information about the history of folded paper Seals and Sealions. 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.

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The Fish Base Seal - 1931 onwards

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1944

'Origami Shuko' by Isao Honda, which was published in 1944, contains a design for a seal made from a bird base.

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1951

This 'Sea Lion' appears in 'Origami to Kirinuki' by Saburo Ueda, which was published by Kokkado in Tokyo, most probably in 1951. A cut has been used to separate the two parts of the tail.

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A second, quite heavily cut, version of a seal design appears in 'Origami: Folding Paper for Children' by Claude Sarasas, which was first published by Kodansha in Tokyo in 1951.

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The extended version of 'El Mundo de Papel' by Dr Nemesio Montero, which was published by G Miranda in Edicions Infancia in Valladolid in 1951, contains a design for 'La Foca' (The Seal).

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1956

'Paper Magic' by Robert Harbin, which was published by Oldbourne in London in 1956 contained diagrams for Harbin's Seal.

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1960

A compound design for a 'A Fur-seal' appears in 'All About Origami' by Isao Honda, which was published by Toto Bunka Company, Limited in Tokyo in 1960.

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