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This page attempts to record what is known about the history of origami design known as the Warship. 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 books 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 books by Japanese authors)

1903

A crease pattern and a rather misdrawn picture of what is probably the Warship design appear in 'Shukouka no Liron Oyobi Jissai' (Handicraft Theory and Practice) by Kuniho Nakamura and Shinpei Ito, which was published by Kofukan in Tokyo in 1903. The characters to the right below the drawing read 'warship'.

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1905

A picture of the design appears, under the title of 'The Cannon Ship', in 'Shukouka Kyohon : Liron Jishuu Souga Setsumei' by Kikujiro Kiuchi, Rokushiro Uehara and Hideyoshi Okayama, which was published by Shigebei Takase in Chiba in 1905.

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1905

Diagrams for the Warship appear in 'Shukoka Kyoju Saian' by Gentaro Tanahashi and Hideyoshi Okayama, which was published by Hobunkan in Tokyo in 1905. In this sequence the Jacket just appears as a starting point.

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1908

Diagrams that show how to convert the Jackets intothe Warship appear in 'Origami zusetsu' (Illustrated Origami) by Sano Shozo, which was published in Tokyo in 1908.

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