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The Chessboard
 

This page attempts to record what is known about the history of the origami design known as the Chessboard, which is a derivative of the Table. 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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In China (and in publications by Chinese authors)

1914

Diagrams for this design appear in 'Zhe zhi tu shuo' (Illustrated Paperfolding), compiled by Gui Shaolie, which was published by the Commercial Press in Shanghai in Ming guo 3 (1914).

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In Japan (and in publications by Japanese authors)

1905

As far as I know this design first appears in 'Shukoka Kyoju Saian' by Gentaro Tanahashi and Hideyoshi Okayama, which was published by Hobunkan in Tokyo in 1905.

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1931

A simpler version of the Chessboard design appears in 'Origami (Part 1)' by Isao Honda, which was first published in Japan in 1931.

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1959

A slightly more sophisticated version of the design appears in 'Origami: Book Three' by Florence Sakade, which was published by the Charles E Tuttle Company in Rutland, Vermont and Tokyo in 1959.

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