Editing Origami (section)

== Origami in various meanings ==
[[File:元禄拾五年本阿弥光忠折紙, Japanese sword authentication paper (Origami) by Hon'ami Kōchū.jpg|thumb|A Japanese sword authentication paper (Origami) from 1702 that Hon'ami Kōchū certified a ''[[tantō]]'' made by Yukimitsu in the 14th century as authentic]]
From a global perspective, the term 'origami' refers to the folding of paper to shape objects for entertainment purposes, but it has historically been used in various ways in Japan.
For example, the term 'origami' also refers to the certificate of authenticity that accompanies a [[Japanese sword]] or tea utensil. The people of the Hon'ami clan, who were the authority on Japanese sword appraisal from the [[Muromachi period]] to the [[Edo period]], responded to the requests of the [[shogun]], [[daimyo]] and [[samurai]] by appraising Japanese swords, determining when and by which [[Japanese sword#Classification by school|school]] the sword was made, whether the inscription on the ''nakago'' was genuine or not, and what the price was, and then issuing origami with the results written on it. This has led to the Japanese word 'origami tsuki' (折り紙付き) meaning 'origami is attached' meaning that the quality of the object or the ability of the person is sufficiently high.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.touken-world.jp/tips/25735/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124191834/https://www.touken-world.jp/tips/25735/|script-title=ja:本阿弥家と折紙|language=ja|publisher=Nagoya Touken Museum Touken World|archive-date=24 January 2022|access-date=14 November 2022}}</ref>

The term 'origami' also referred to a specific style of old documents in Japan. The paper folded vertically is called 'tategami' (竪紙), while the paper folded horizontally is called 'origami', and origami has a lower status than tategami. This style of letter began to be used at the end of the [[Heian period]], and in the [[Kamakura period]] it was used as a complaint, and origami came to refer to the complaint itself. Furthermore, during the Muromachi period, origami was often used as a command document or a catalog of gifts, and it came to refer to the catalog of gifts itself.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%8A%98%E7%B4%99-41428|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114135236/https://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%8A%98%E7%B4%99-41428|script-title=ja:折紙|language=ja|publisher=Kotobank./Digitalio, Inc./[[The Asahi Shimbun]]|archive-date=14 November 2022|access-date=14 November 2022}}</ref>