I'm sure a Japanese-speaker would be horrified at this title, but I just couldn't resist the rhythm of the words. In Japan, origata is the folding of formal wrappers and containers for such things as flowers, cooking ingredients, and gifts given on special occasions, such as birthdays. This kind of etiquettical paperfolding is evidenced from the late 17th century in Japan, but probably dates back to much earlier times. Originally there were several schools of etiquette, each of which would have taught their adherents to fold origata in different ways, but gradually one of these, the Ogasawara school, became more influential than the others. A hinagata is a book of patterns or samples.
A Miniature Origata Hinagata
A Miniature Origata Hinagata
A Miniature Origata Hinagata
I'm sure a Japanese-speaker would be horrified at this title, but I just couldn't resist the rhythm of the words. In Japan, origata is the folding of formal wrappers and containers for such things as flowers, cooking ingredients, and gifts given on special occasions, such as birthdays. This kind of etiquettical paperfolding is evidenced from the late 17th century in Japan, but probably dates back to much earlier times. Originally there were several schools of etiquette, each of which would have taught their adherents to fold origata in different ways, but gradually one of these, the Ogasawara school, became more influential than the others. A hinagata is a book of patterns or samples.