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Origami Grampus (Fumiaki Kawahata)

""In Japan 'Grampus' is a common alternative way of describing a killer whale. The kanji character for grampus can be interpreted in two ways; one reading is “shachi,” which is the Japanese for grampus.

 

The other interpretation is 'Shachihoko', which represents a monster with the head of a tiger and the tail of a carp. A gold-plated pair of these beasts adorns the top of Nagoya Castle in Japan.""

info- www.cryptopia.us/site/2010/10/grampus-england/

 

Fumiaki Kawate created both interpretations: "Grampus", as shown above and also "Shachihoko", also shown in the first comment box.

 

I used a sheet of satogami-paper 35x35 to fold this origami "Grampus".

Final seize about 12cm tall and 12 cm width.

 

Name: Shachihoko (Grampus) without Explicit Scale Foldinq

Design: Fumiaki Kawahata

Diagrams in Tanteidan magazine #160

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