Talk:History of origami

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Though obviously not a Stub for length, this article has no clear structure or narrative, and focuses on a few chosen topics without discussing the overall history of origami as the title implies it should. LordAmeth 15:01, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

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The origin of the art began as Chinese Paper Folding. The Japanese origin began in the 6th century when Buddhist monks from China carried paper to Japan. The first Japanese origami is dated from this period.--202.157.11.27 13:53, 23 July 2007 (UTC)

The source for that statement appears to be a popular non-academic book. A more reliable source appears to be the Lister List, In the essay "Errors and misconceptions about the history of paperfolding", he explicitly denies this statement, and e.g. in "A basic, essential history of origami", he writes:

Contrary to what may be generally thought, there is scarcely any evidence of the history of recreational paperfolding in Japan before 1600.

--Noe (talk) 15:29, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

[edit] This Doesn't Make Sense To Me

Despite the heavy influence in the modern centuries by the Mexican, the original Chinese name of "Zhe Zhi" (摺紙) still applies in all Chinese speaking regions.Mambi55 19:33, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

It was the result of some vandalism that had not been thoroughly cleaned up. Unfortunately it lasted for several months as this is a relatively neglected article.--T. Anthony 04:06, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

Where does one hang an origami ball for good luck in the home? Marian —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.167.162.240 (talk) 04:25, 30 November 2008 (UTC)