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I was creating a few new pieces of 3D Origami aka Modular or Golden Venture Origami! Here is a little History ...
Paper was first invented by Cai Lun in the Eastern Han Dynasty in China. In the 6th century, Buddhist monks carried paper to Japan. The earliest document showing paper folding is a picture of a small paper boat in an edition of Tractatus de sphaera mundi from 1490 by Johannes de Sacrobosco. However, it is very likely that paper folding originated much earlier than that in China and Japan for ceremonial purposes. In China, traditional funerals include burning folded paper, most often representations of gold nuggets (yuanbao). This practice probably started when papers gradually become popular and cheaper in China, and it seems to have become quite common during the Sung Dynasty. In Japan origami butterflies were used during the celebration of Shinto weddings to represent the bride and groom, so ceremonial paper folding had probably already become a significant aspect of Japanese ceremony by the Heian period (794–1185) of Japanese history.
It is possible that paper folding came to Japan from China when paper was introduced but there is no evidence for this. The paper folding of China has typically been of objects like dishes, hats or boats rather than animals or flowers of Japan. The Japanese treasure ship model is probably derived from the Chinese model which uses an unusual fold that may have been inspired by the folded sychee, however, in general, the models of the two countries are quite different.
In 1993, a group of Chinese refugees was detained on the ship Golden Venture and held in American prison, where they began making elaborate models combining traditional Chinese modular paper folding (utilizing materials such as magazine covers) with a form of papier-mâché (using toilet tissue); these models were given to those aiding the refugees and sold at charity fund raisers. Media coverage of the refugees helped popularize traditional Chinese modular folding worldwide- which became known as 'Golden Venture folding'.
This type of modular folding is often done with Chinese paper money. Triangles are folded from multiple pieces of 1:2 aspect ratio paper, and connected by inserting a flap of one triangle into a pocket on the next. Popular subjects include pineapples, swans, and ships. This form of modular origami is commonly referred to as '3D origami'.
But enough .. here are some pictures of my PaperCreations!!
DreamCatcher
RainbowBall
PyramidBox with Lid
3100 Pieces .. Tricolor Vase
and a small Kusudama FlowerBouquet ..
I am already working on another new project .. but I will show you that in another post!
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