Embossed Antique Japanese Leather Paper (Kinkarakawakami) with Butterflies - 5 Pieces why not and a little searching confirms

and a little searching confirms they're pretty rare (And the colorful little carved balls inside of this one remind me of one of my other favorite things

I just found it a phenomenal sculptural object

a few filled on both sides but most on front side only (he numbered each page front and back for a total of 88 pp

:) Every detail of this wonderful drawing enhances its almost over the top romanticism: the tiny crosses atop the tombstone against which he leans

Embossed Antique Japanese Leather Paper (Kinkarakawakami) with Butterflies - 5 Pieces why not and a little searching confirmsThis listing is for several pieces of fine antique Japanese embossed "leather paper," known as kinkarakawakami, which I purchased from a seller who attained them as part of a lot of Asian antiques. I've barely begun to dig into what seems a very interesting history to this type of embossed paper, which from what I understand was created to mimic the gold embossed calf skin wall coverings from Europe. I've found a few 19th and early 20th c. folding