Paper Persimmon

Prepare the orange 15 × 15 cm square and green 7.5 × 7.5 cm square.

Begin with the orange square.

Divide the sheet into thirds and crease firmly.

Repeat in the other direction.

Fold and unfold both diagonals.

Fold the upper edge to the horizontal centerline.

Open the right flap and spread the upper-right corner.

Flatten that pocket downward.

Rotate 90° counterclockwise; open the right flap and spread its upper-right corner.

Flatten the pocket downward.

Rotate 90° counterclockwise again and lift the lower-right corner.

Spread the pocket at the right-hand turn.

Flatten the pocket downward.

Lift the upper layer toward the upper left, bringing the lower-right corner across the left triangle.

Swing the opened top flap downward in the arrow’s direction.

Flatten it downward.

Swing the lower-right triangle to the right along the arrow.

Swing the left triangle diagonally down to the right.

Fold the left triangle upward along the dotted line.

Repeat on the other three corners.

Bring the four opened petals toward the center.

Close them into the rounded fruit shape shown.

Take the green 7.5 × 7.5 cm square.

Fold in half horizontally and unfold.

Fold again to mark quarters.

Crease both diagonals.

Fold all four corners to the center.

Open the paper back into a square.

Fold the left and right edges toward the centerline.

Open the top end and spread both corners outward along the diagonal creases.

Flatten the top into a trapezoid.

Open and flatten the bottom in the same way.

Lift the upper-right triangular flap along its joining crease.

Spread and flatten that triangle into a small square.

Repeat for the other three triangles.

Fold the outer corner of each small square outward.

Lift the green layer to expose its white underside and apply glue.

Attach it to the orange triangular flaps.

Open and glue the remaining corners in turn.

Shape the fruit into a full three-dimensional persimmon.