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page attempts to record what is known about the origin
and history of the design known as the Hexagonal
Tematebako (treasure chest), which is made by gluing
together six Thread Containers to create a cuboctahedron.
Please contact me if you know any of this information is
incorrect or if you have any other important information
that should be added. Thank you. ********** In Japan (and in publications by Japanese authors) 1894 In his book 'The Art and Wonder of Origami', Apple Press, 2004, Kunihiko Kasahara states that the Hexagonal Tematebako appeared in the children's magazine 'Sho-kokumin' in 1894. ********** 1904 A drawing of the Hexagonal Tematebako design, but no diagrams, appears, as 'Crystal Form', in 'Shukouka Kyoju Shishin: Maiji Haitou' by Hyojiro Nakagaki, which was published by Kenseikai in Tokyo in 1904.
********** 1933 In his book 'The Art and Wonder of Origami', Apple Press, 2004, Kunihiko Kasahara states that the Hexagonal Tematebako appeared in Isao Honda's 'Origami', published in 1933. Since it does not appear in the upper part it must appear in the lower, which I have not seen. ********** 1965 This design appears as the 'Six-Sided Box' and, with added tassles, as the 'Hanging Ornament' in 'The World of Origami' by Isao Honda, which was published in the USA by Japan Publications Trading Company in 1965.
********** In Western Europe and the Americas 1922 Diagrams for a cuboctahedral design of similar construction appear in 'Houdini's Paper Magic', which was published by E P Dutton and Company of New York in 1922, under the title of 'Japanese Hexagon Puzzle Box'.
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