Beautiful Thick Antique Japanese Merchant Ledger with Rope Binding bisque where it might inspire all

where it might inspire all sorts of things

It is especially nice displayed where it can be seen from 360 degrees

1950s or so I would guess

Don't miss the view from the bottom either--a star of sorts painted in yellow/orange

The Picture of Good Manner [Account of Sir William Gooch

Beautiful Thick Antique Japanese Merchant Ledger with Rope Binding bisque where it might inspire allThis is a an old Japanase merchant ledger book that I believe would be known as a daifuku cho, with sumi ink characters on the front and back covers, handwritten tabs dividing sections, and many of its many many pages filled with ink writing. It is bound at the top with rope; I believe the binding would also be used for hanging it, as I understand it such that it and other ledgers could be quickly gathered up if there was a fire or emergency. Later