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

none of which I have not touched

some flat and double sided

3" x 4 1/8" x 12 1/8"

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