Sadako Sasaki, a twelve year old girl, died of radiation induced leukemia in 1955, ten years after the atomic bomb had fallen near her home in Hiroshima, Japan.
A Japanese legend said that one’s wish would come true if one thousand paper origami cranes were folded. While ill, Sadako began folding the cranes. She died before reaching her goal of one thousand cranes, but her classmates and friends completed the task.
The plaque at the base of a statue raised in Sadako’s honor at the Hiroshima Peace Park reads “This is our cry, this is our prayer, peace in the world.” The origami crane continues to be an international symbol of peace and hope.
This card is a reproduction of Diane Splinter’s “Origami Cranes – I Will Write Peace on Your Wings” watercolor and ink artwork.
– Card measures 6.375 x 4.5 inches
– Printed on recycled paper
– Includes envelope
– Suitable for framing
