Step-By-Step Instructions for the Kawasaki Rose
The Kawasaki Rose is a rose created with the use of a particular origami folding method. This method involves a twisting maneuver which was created by Toshikazu Kawasaki. Kawasaki is a professor of mathematics at Sasebo Technical Junior College who utilizes origami to demonstrate mathematical concepts such as symmetry.
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Instructions
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Place a square piece of paper on a flat surface in front of you. Fold the piece of paper in half horizontally. Crease well and unfold. Trace the crease with a black pen.
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Fold the top of the paper down horizontally until the top edge is aligned with the crease made in Step 1. Fold the bottom of the paper up horizontally until the bottom edge is aligned with the crease made in Step 1. Unfold all folds. Trace the creases with a black pen.
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Fold the bottom of the paper up until it aligns with the top crease, then crease well and maintain the fold.
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Fold the bottom right corner diagonally so that the top edge of the corner aligns with the bottom horizontal fold and crease well.
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Unfold the folds from Step 3 and Step 4. Trace the crease from Step 3 with a black pen. Trace the creases from Step 4 with a red pen.
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Rotate the paper 90 degrees and repeat Steps 3 through 5. Repeat the rotation and step repetition until all four sides have been completed.
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Fold the paper diagonally, crease well and unfold. Trace the crease with a green pen. Fold the paper on the other diagonal. Crease well and unfold. Trace the crease with a green pen.
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Fold the top corner down so that the tip touches the closest intersection of the black lines. Crease well and unfold. Trace the crease with a black pen. Identify the green diagonal line which runs from the top right corner to the bottom left corner. Visualize a parallel line that intersects the black blocks directly underneath this diagonal. Fold the bottom right corner diagonally along this visualized line. The tip of the corner will bisect the line you just created if executed properly. Unfold and mark the crease with a red pen. Rotate the paper 90 degrees and repeat. Repeat the rotation until all four sides have been completed.
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Fold all four corners down along the diagonal black creases. Rotate the paper so that the corners are located at the top, bottom and sides. Fold the paper in half along the green line so that the back of the paper touches. Unfold and turn the paper 90 degrees. Repeat the fold on the other green line and unfold.
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Position the paper so that the folded corners are on the right and left. Identify the four quadrants defined by the green lines.
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Press down on the black line that runs through the first quadrant. This will bring the green lines together. Maintain this fold. Identify the red lines in this same area. Push up on the black line and fold up the triangle between the red lines. A mini teepee shape will now be seen in this quadrant. Repeat this step in the other three quadrants.
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Press the center of the paper down and flatten the ridges formed by the green line to the left. The center should pop out slightly after the edges have been flattened. Grasp the right and left protrusion in the center. Pull them away from each other. Rotate the paper 90 degrees and repeat. Continue rotating and pulling until the center protrusion has been flattened into a square. Flip the paper over so that the corners are at the top, bottom and sides.
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Visualize four quadrants labeled 1 through 4. Quadrant 1 is the upper right, quadrant 2 is the upper left, quadrant 3 is the bottom left and quadrant 4 is the bottom right. Fold the right edge of quadrant 3 so that it touches the top edge of quadrant 4. Fold the top edge of quadrant 4 so that it touches the right edge of quadrant 1. Fold the right edge of quadrant 1 so that it touches the bottom edge of quadrant 2. Fold the bottom edge of quadrant 2 so that it touches the right edge of quadrant 3. Maintain all folds.
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Grasp the paper in your fist so that it looks like a square with spokes surrounded by four edges of wrapped paper. Manipulate the shape to round the square sides. Insert your finger into the bottom of the rose and push gently upward in the middle to make the inside flat.
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Place the shape on a flat surface and identify the four petals. Identify the large triangle and small triangle on each petal. Bring the two edges of the large triangle together. Identify the small triangle in the same area. Push up on the middle of this area and fold the small triangle. A mini teepee shape will now be seen in this quadrant. Repeat this process on each petal.
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Identify the bottom corner of each petal. Fold the right edge of each corner towards the left. Crease well and unfold. Push in on the right side of each corner and fold the area inside the left side.
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Identify the new bottom corner on each petal. Fold each new corner up on a diagonal. Crease well and unfold. Push in on the bottom edge and fold the area inside the petal.
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Identify the bottom of each petal and fold them upwards on a horizontal that intersects with the new right corners.
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Grasp the shape in your hand like in Step 14. Move the outside layers in a counterclockwise direction so that they overlap the inside layers. Flip the rose over. Grasp the right corner of each outside petal and fold it down. Repeat this with the three other exterior petals.
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Flip the rose over. Identify the four quadrants in the middle of the rose. Insert your finger into one quadrant and push gently down to tighten the petal layers together. Repeat this step in the remaining three quadrants.
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Grasp the top of each internal and outside petal in turn and curl it down toward the outside of the flower.
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Tips & Warnings
The Kawasaki rose is a difficult origami construction. Take your time and mark all the creases to make the folding process easier.
References
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