Photograph Album, black lacquer cover
Object detail
Brief Description
Unused photograph album with a black lacquer cover.
The front cover has a relief decoration of 6 birds perched on a tree branch with another flying in the air, made of shell and bone. Surrounding this are silver lines in a geometric pattern.
Inside, the pages have watercolour paintings of birds, landscapes and flowers handpainted on silk. There are threads placed diagonally to hold the photos in, at each corner. No photographs. Each page has room for 4 photographs.
Possibly Japanese or Chinese.
The front cover has a relief decoration of 6 birds perched on a tree branch with another flying in the air, made of shell and bone. Surrounding this are silver lines in a geometric pattern.
Inside, the pages have watercolour paintings of birds, landscapes and flowers handpainted on silk. There are threads placed diagonally to hold the photos in, at each corner. No photographs. Each page has room for 4 photographs.
Possibly Japanese or Chinese.
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Black lacquer, paint, vinyl fabric, shell, bone, wood, cardboard, paper, cotton thread, silk, cotton fabric.
Media/Materials
Watercolour/Paint/Man-made Materials
Vinyl/Plastics and Rubbers/Man-made Materials
Shell/Animal/Natural Materials
Bone/Animal/Natural Materials
Wood/Plant/Natural Materials
Cardboard/Paper Products/Man-made Materials
Paper/Paper Products/Man-made Materials
Fabric/Cotton/Plant/Natural Materials
Cotton/Plant/Natural Materials
Silk/Animal/Natural Materials
Vinyl/Plastics and Rubbers/Man-made Materials
Shell/Animal/Natural Materials
Bone/Animal/Natural Materials
Wood/Plant/Natural Materials
Cardboard/Paper Products/Man-made Materials
Paper/Paper Products/Man-made Materials
Fabric/Cotton/Plant/Natural Materials
Cotton/Plant/Natural Materials
Silk/Animal/Natural Materials
Measurements
Height x Width x Depth/Length: 275 x 355 x 70mm
Classification terms
Other number(s)
m2004/71, R217/20, 27098
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