[Origami] Earliest crane pushed back to ca. 1600

Interesting article in the Asahi Shinbun about a kozuka (sword accessory) decorated with cranes (orizuru): http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201703140003.html This pushes back the earliest record of an origami crane to around 1600 CE or thereabouts. Origami historian Masao Okamura

[Origami] Maekawa's Devil paper

Hi all, Does anyone know the type of paper used for the Devil by Jun Maekawa, that is on the cover of VIVA! Origami and Genuine Origami? I hope the wisdom of the list can help me. Thanks, Brian K. Webb

Re: [Origami] Recreating Yoshizawa's unpublished models

I'm glad I opened my O-list today, this has been an interesting thread. I've been meaning to share a picture with you all for a few years and this discussion has motivated me to do so. The picture is of a quickly folded crane which I placed in a cabinet X-ray unit at a hospital I was inspecting.