Origami Shachihoko (Fumiaki Kawahata)
There is also a complex orgami model of this intriguing Shachihoko, but the result is great. ;-))
I folded it from a square of blue/green elephant-hide paper 30x30cm. Final size: width 11cm, height 15cm.
Model: origami Shachihoko
Design by Fumiaki Kawahata
Diagrams in Tanteidan Magazine #101.
""A 'Shachihoko' (鯱鉾) or 'Shachi' (鯱) is an animal in Japanese folklore with the head of a tiger and the body of a carp.
It was believed that this animal could cause the rain to fall, and as such, temples and castles were often adorned with roof ornaments (shibi) crafted in the form of a shachihoko, in order to protect them from fire.
When pronounced 'shachi ', 鯱 also means orca."" - WiKi
Origami Shachihoko (Fumiaki Kawahata)
There is also a complex orgami model of this intriguing Shachihoko, but the result is great. ;-))
I folded it from a square of blue/green elephant-hide paper 30x30cm. Final size: width 11cm, height 15cm.
Model: origami Shachihoko
Design by Fumiaki Kawahata
Diagrams in Tanteidan Magazine #101.
""A 'Shachihoko' (鯱鉾) or 'Shachi' (鯱) is an animal in Japanese folklore with the head of a tiger and the body of a carp.
It was believed that this animal could cause the rain to fall, and as such, temples and castles were often adorned with roof ornaments (shibi) crafted in the form of a shachihoko, in order to protect them from fire.
When pronounced 'shachi ', 鯱 also means orca."" - WiKi