Marvelously Expressive Birds in Nature, Japanese Edo Period (1830-40s) Sketchbook of Original Ink Drawings E.T. Billhouse Loss to upper right corner

Loss to upper right corner of card and scattered stains as evident

Sold as pair

Things like this old school binder full of notes give me great joy--so much poetry to some of these pages when regarded as stand alone things now

This is an early set

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Marvelously Expressive Birds in Nature, Japanese Edo Period (1830-40s) Sketchbook of Original Ink Drawings E.T. Billhouse Loss to upper right cornerI purchased this one from an excellent dealer in Japan based on photos of a few pages then waited patiently for it to arrive; opening it felt like receiving a great gift, page after page of delights. C. 1830s 40s, sumi ink on what I believe is washi paper, each page two page spread featuring birds of different varieties. I've documented it comprehensively so photos give a very good sense, though as always these things are better in hand! I love how