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How to fold Horai

蓬莱/Horai

What is Horai?

“蓬莱/Horai” is one model of 49 kinds of “連鶴/Renzuru”.

Renzuru means connected-cranes which are made of only one paper without glue and tape.

49 kinds of Renzuru was in the book which is “秘伝千羽鶴折形/Hiden-Senbazuru-Orikata”.
The book was published in 1797.


Difficulty level

— Total difficulty level —
☆10☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

— By item —
Tear easily :☆☆☆☆☆
Complexity :☆☆☆☆☆
Hard to fold:☆☆☆☆☆


Completed Horai

 

The diagram of Horai

<reference>『Hiden-Senbazuru-Orikata』- was published in 1797

Make this model while folding a paper on the dotted lines.

Preparation of an origami paper

Recommendation

【Size】
a 17.5×17.5cm paper or it is bigger than 17.5cm.

【Kinds】
・Basic origami paper
・Double sided origami paper
・Washi paper


Fold the paper in three in each direction.

After making creases, it looks like this picture.

Preparing an origami paper is completed!

Make creases

(1)
Start with making creases for making the bottom four cranes.

Put the paper white side up.

Fold the paper in half in each direction.

(2)
Fold the paper like this picture.

(3)
In the other direction, fold the paper like this picture.

(4)
Then put the paper colored side up.

Fold the paper in half diagonally in each direction.

(5)
Fold the paper like this picture.

(6)
In the other direction, fold the paper like this picture.

(7)
After making creases, it looks like this picture.

(8)
Then put the paper like this picture.

Fold the center to the blue line to make a valley-fold at the blue dotted line.
The blue line is not creased.
Make a valley-fold while referencing the next steps.

(9)
The green lines are which you have made.

When making a valley-fold at the blue dotted line,
make a mountain-fold on the yellow line and fold the three bottom circled points to the three top circled points.

(10)
Fold the three bottom circled points to the three top circled points like this picture.

(11)
Then fold the yellow line to the blue line to make a valley-fold at the blue dotted line as well.

(12)
Fold the paper like this picture.

Then turn the paper over as it is.

(13)
Cut the paper on the blue lines.(on the edges)

(14)
This is an enlarged picture.

Cut the paper on the edge.

(15)
Cut the paper like this picture.

On the opposite side, cut the paper on the edge as well.

(16)
After cutting the paper, it looks like this picture.

Then spread the paper.

(17)
Put the paper like this picture.

In order to make a valley-fold at the blue dotted line, make a mountain-fold on the yellow line and fold the yellow line to the blue line in the same way as the 9th step to the 10th step.

(18)
Fold the paper like this picture.

Then fold the yellow line to the blue line to make a valley-fold at the blue dotted line as well.

(19)
Fold the paper like this picture.

Then turn the paper over as it is.

(20)
Cut the paper on the blue lines.(on the edges)

(21)
After cutting the paper, it looks like this picture.

Then spread the paper.

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