A Japanese concertina album

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A Japanese concertina album
in sumi and colour on paper depicting a pictorial representation of the festival of the first shogun at Nikko, with a group of people scattering pine boughs, guards, soldiers, priests, ladies, archers, horses and grooms, standard bearers, hawkers, musicians and others -- each double leaf 7 1/8in. x 9 7/8in. (18cms x 25cms), each leaf inscribed and with added hand written translation in English; and a further concertina album in ink and colour on paper depicting birds in flight and among flowers and blossoming branches -- each double leaf 7in. x 9¼in. (17.8cms x 23.5cms). (2)

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