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Traditional model (Japan)

Sampan

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The sampan is a flat-bottomed boat from the Chinese and Japanese coasts. This origami of it is a traditional model that ends with a surprising shaping step, in which the model is turned inside out like a sock to reach its final form.

This model involves a lot of successive folds, so you need thin paper to make it.

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