David Mitchell's Origami Heaven - History - The Tokyo Women's Normal School publication 1878

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Tokyo Women's Normal School publication of 1878

In 1878 the Tokyo Women's Normal School issued a publication, now held in Ochanomizu University Library in Japan, which contained several pages of pictures of kindergarten paperfolds. The information on this page is taken from 'Oru Kokoro', the catalogue of an exhibition on paperfolding history held in Tatsuno City History and Culture Museum in 1999. The source does not contain the text identifying the numbered pictures and I cannot find a copy of this book online. ******** Forms of Life 97 The Cigar Case ****** 98 The Japanese House ****** 99 The Cross ****** 100 The Pair of Boots ****** 101 The Pinwheel ****** 102 The Cocotte / Pajarita ****** 103 The Jacket ****** 104 The Trousers ****** 105 The Newspaper Hat ****** 106 The Double Boat ****** 107 The Kabuto ****** 108 The Puzzle Purse ****** 109 The Boat with Sail ****** 110 The Fox Face ****** 111The Shirt ****** 112 The Well or Steamship ****** 113 The Kikuzara ****** 114 The Winnowing Box ****** 115 The Sanbo ****** 116 The Sanbo on Legs ****** 117 The Kago ****** 118 The Lily ****** 119 The Lotus ****** 120 The Paper Crane ****** 121 The Blow-up Frog ****** 122 The Crab ****** 123 Unidentified ****** 124-129 Various traditional Japanese figures. * * * * ****** Forms of Beauty The first four pages of designs are the same designs (redrawn) that appear in on the first two pages of the 1874 Edition of 'Der Kindergarten' by Hermann Goldammer. * *********