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Ts’ai Lun, the Chinese Emperor’s servant took up the pastime activity of paper folding. The emperor found it delightful and became interested. Paper folding was thought of as an art not long after.
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Origami was brought to Japan by the monks. Handmade paper was scarce and was considered a luxury item only affordable to few people.
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Origami spread to the West (Spain) by the people who made geometric models, the Moors.
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The first book about origami/paper folding, "Tsutsumi-no Ki" by Sadatake Ise, was released.
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Hiden Senbazuru Orikata (The Secret of One Thousand Cranes Origami), is published. This is the oldest recreational origami book in the world.
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The Western world (England & the United States) is exposed to origami.
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Akira Yoshizawa created his group of symbols for origami directions. He is known as the grandmaster of origami as he transformed it from a craft into a living art.
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“Sadako and One Thousand Cranes” was issued by Eleanor Coerr and is connected with the international peace movement and origami crane.
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International Peace Project was an international movement involving communities in group exercises to encourage tolerance, non violence and peace - A Million Paper Cranes for Peace by the Year 2000.
