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*Note that two numbers are given for the size of the lid and two for the size of the base.
The larger number is the measurement from a point at any corner to the point at the opposite corner.
(Diagram A)
The smaller number is the measurement from the center of any side to the center of the opposite
side. (Diagram B)
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Information About This Item
| Box ID #: | 5265 |
| Set ID #: | 5262 |
| Category: | Non-Modular -- Small Octagonal |
| Lid Size*: |
7.8 cm (3.1 in) and
7.2 cm (2.8 in)
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| Base Size*: |
7.6 cm (3 in) and
7 cm (2.8 in)
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| Box Height: |
6 cm (2.4 in) - without Lid decoration
9.5 cm (3.7 in) - with Lid decoration
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| Lid Style: | Non-Modular Octagon - Flower Dome |
| Base Style: | Non-Modular Octagon - Double Lock |
| Designer: | Tomoko Fuse |
| Design Source: | Hako No Origami 3 (Beautiful Origami Boxes 3) by Tomoko Fuse (Nihon Vogue Co., Ltd., 2014) - in Japanese >> Click here
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| Paper Type: |
Metallic Mulberry (Kozo) Paper - Sapphire (MV-PM-2136)
Hand Silkscreened Kozo Yuzen Chiyogami Washi Origami Paper - Traditional Patterns - Large Sheet (JP-024C)
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| Sheet Size: | Lid - 25.5 x 12 cm (10 x 4.7 in) Rectangle | | | Base - 24.5 x 20 cm (9.6 x 7.9 in) Rectangle |
| Sheets Used: | 2 (1 - lid; 1 - base) |
| Paper Source: |
Mulberry Paper and More
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| Comments: | This box was awarded a Blue Ribbon in the Papercrafting category at the 2017 Charlotte County Fair in Florida.
Non-modular octagonal boxes like this one are very challenging to make because of the many precise pre-creases required and the use of a tricky "twist-down" technique.
Scoring the pre-creases helps a lot, and the two types of paper used here are both strong enough to take scoring without tearing and to hold sharp creases without breakthrough at corners.
The base of this box is made from a beautiful Yuzen washi featuring white cranes on a background of traditional patterns with blue and brown as the predominant colors. This paper has rich gold highlights typical of the Yuzen style.
Traditionally, cranes (tsuru) represented good fortune, long life, and fidelity. After World War II, they came to symbolize hope for peace and healing.
The paper used for the lid here is the same color all the way through. One side is smooth/shiny and the reverse side has a rougher/matte surface, but both are a beautiful ice blue.
This paper was ideal for making the Flower Dome lid, where some of the reverse side of the paper is revealed. It was crisp enough to crease nicely but also very flexible and strong. |
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