Beautiful Thick Antique Japanese Merchant Ledger with Rope Binding bisque with sculpted then hand-painted features

with sculpted then hand-painted features

I find this loon (I believe it is) tremendously satisfying

1950s or so I would guess

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

The back features the original Diö Slöjd sticker and "Made in Sweden

Beautiful Thick Antique Japanese Merchant Ledger with Rope Binding bisque with sculpted then hand-painted featuresThis 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