CURRENT COLLECTION ITEM 19th century Japanese lacquer photo album with abalone shell eagleThis is an antique Japanese lacquered photo album (15.5"x10.5") with the cover depicting an eagle on a tree branch with flowers. The eagle has 3D features made using abalone shells. An appraiser said this is a Japanese overlay decorated album from the Meiji period (late 19th/early 20th century) and quite rare and valuable.
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