Origami là nghệ thuật gấp giấy (hay nghệ thuật xếp giấy) có xuất xứ từ Nhật Bản. Chữ origami trong tiếng Nhật bắt nguồn từ hai chữ: oru là gấp hay xếp và kami là giấy.
Trang 1Yuan Bao ©1998 by Joseph Wu (Designed on 1998-6-10 and diagrammed on 1998-6-16.)
A yuan bao is a small metal ingot that was used in ancient China as money Most of them were of silver,
but gold ones did exist Start with a 5 by 4 rectangle of gold foil A 15 by 12 cm (6 by 4.8 inches) rectangle results in a model that is roughly life sized
1 Fold and unfold 2 Fold two edges to the
middle 3 Fold and unfold.
4 Fold the corners 5 Fold and unfold. 6 Fold and unfold. 7 Fold and unfold
these four creases 8 Fold and unfoldinto thirds in the
marked areas only
9 Fold half of the
model behind
10 Outside reverse fold the ends along the creases made in step 7 11 Crimp the middle layers along theexisting creases, tucking under the
outside layers The model will not lie flat, and the centre will begin to form
a rounded dome shape
12 Repeat on the other side 13 Yuan baocomplete