The orizuru, or paper crane, the single most iconic traditional Japanese origami model, folded from a square sheet of paper without cuts or glue into a stylized bird representing the Japanese red-crowned crane. Folded-paper models are referenced in Japanese poetry as early as 1680, and Hiden Senbazuru Orikata, published in 1797, is the earliest known dedicated origami instruction book, itself centered on folding one thousand linked cranes, senbazuru, a practice tied to a folk belief that the effort grants a wish or a lifetime of good fortune, later given renewed global meaning through Sadako Sasaki, a child survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
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OriginReferenced in Japanese poetry from at least 1680; the 1797 book Hiden Senbazuru Orikata, centered on this model, is the earliest known dedicated origami instruction book. 1 Distinguishing Technique or ResultFolded from a single uncut square using the traditional bird base, extended into a crane's wings, neck and tail through a sequence of reverse folds. 1 Connections
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Bone Folder is used in Origami Crane Pattern.
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1. Orizuru (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIntroduction, second sentence, on the red-crowned crane beliefQuote, Introduction, second sentence, on the red-crowned crane belief
In Japanese culture, it is believed that its wings carry souls up to paradise, and it is a representation of the Japanese red-crowned crane, referred to as the "Honourable Lord Crane" in Japanese culture.
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