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This page attempts to record what is known about the history of the design I call the Cut Heron, in which a cut is used to separate the legs. 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 as 'Heron' 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 books by Japanese authors)

1905

Diagrams appear in 'Shukoka Kyoju Saian' by Gentaro Tanahashi and Hideyoshi Okayama, which was published by Hobunkan in Tokyo in 1905.

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1931

This design is pictured, but not diagrammed, in 'Origami (Part 1)' by Isao Honda, which was first published in Japan in 1931.

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