Taisho Period Japanese Manuscript with 58 Sumi Ink Landscapes unhappy dog The platter measures 15" in

The platter measures 15" in diameter and 1 1/4" tall

with a good bit of crusty built up (great surface

5 3/4" t x 1" x 1" and in great condition

flanked by a whole cast of characters and the words "Manchester Unity" at the very bottom

her body but not her head given just the right painterly orange-brown watercolor treatment

Taisho Period Japanese Manuscript with 58 Sumi Ink Landscapes unhappy dog The platter measures 15" inOf course I wish I could read Japanese to know what is written on the right hand page of each spread in this lovely early 20th century manuscript notebook, but the sumi ink drawings on the left of the spread (58 total by my count) more than stand on their own. Each drawing painting is of a landscape view framed by an oval border, with each seeming like a portrait of a specific place at a specific moment sometimes with rain streaming down, sometimes