Old China/Japan Photo Albums 2

I blogged recently on the aesthetic appeal of old China photo albums that were often supplied by the photograph studios in cities like Shanghai, Tientsin and Hong Kong as well as ports such as Weihaiwei. They were also sold to those on the Eastern Grand Tour in places like Singapore, Manila and Yokohama. This is a lacquered album, most probably from Japan, with a cover inlaid and painted featuring a bird in a flowering tree. The interior with nine silk lined pages painted with various floral scenes…(another photo album-related post here).