I’ve come back several times to the mysterious folded letter/envelope in the foreground. Using John Cunliffe’s models* envelopes and letterfolds, I’ve tried to approximate it’s construction. Have you attempted it?
No, I haven't tried to reconstruct it, but I think it may well be a variation of what I call the Basic Packet - see https://www.origamiheaven.com/historyofthebasicpacket.htm - where the packet is closed simply by folding the two ends underneath, rather than like anything on John Cunliffe's site. Can't be sure though ...
Thanks a lot for sharing these beautiful prints with origami figures. Origami before Meiji era was a pastime for adults.
These are just minor errors I noticed: one is that the yellow boat behind the title of the first print is "Hokakebune" (a sailboad). "Nisobune” is a double boat. Another is that the title of the album is "Nihon Joreishiki" (＝日本女礼式＝にほん じょれいしき）(the translation is correct)
Thanks for pointing out these errors. I have corrected them in the text now.
I’ve come back several times to the mysterious folded letter/envelope in the foreground. Using John Cunliffe’s models* envelopes and letterfolds, I’ve tried to approximate it’s construction. Have you attempted it?
* https://www.make-origami.com/ELF/
No, I haven't tried to reconstruct it, but I think it may well be a variation of what I call the Basic Packet - see https://www.origamiheaven.com/historyofthebasicpacket.htm - where the packet is closed simply by folding the two ends underneath, rather than like anything on John Cunliffe's site. Can't be sure though ...
Thanks a lot for sharing these beautiful prints with origami figures. Origami before Meiji era was a pastime for adults.
These are just minor errors I noticed: one is that the yellow boat behind the title of the first print is "Hokakebune" (a sailboad). "Nisobune” is a double boat. Another is that the title of the album is "Nihon Joreishiki" (＝日本女礼式＝にほん じょれいしき）(the translation is correct)