On 10aug16, Laura Rozenberg posted about "The Metropolitan Museum of Art acquired in 2013 a collection of Japanese foldings dating back to 1697".
----- Thank you for posting this item, Laura! I'm behind in my reading, but better late than never. I teach (1-2 times per year) a brief informal Intro to Origami to local groups. I have long thirsted for more information about the history of paper-folding. I know about the Senbazuru Orikata from 1797, and always mention it as the oldest known origami instruction book. This new information is very exciting and I will add it to my "spiel". ----- A question: in your message, you mention "a total of 128 models" and "23 separate models". Can you clarify this? Were you distinguishing between two different classes of models, perhaps? ..... from Chila /// ------------------------------------------------------- Chilagami - I think, therefore I fold; I fold, therefore I am Folding for Fun in the Mojave Desert Southern California, USA chilag...@gmail.com Antelope Valley Origami on Facebook ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------
