Orihon Accordion Notebook/Sketchbook: Blue Grey Cloth Cover (6 3/4” x 4 1/2”)

This medium size Japanese accordion notebook, or orihon, has a blue grey cloth cover with brocade floral pattern and washi paper tab. It is in good condition, in its original paper wrap, although it does appear there is some warping shown in photos. It is much less visible off camera, we promise!
 
It can be used as a sketchbook, journal, travel log, scrapbook, or as whatever sparks your imagination. It comes with a rose colored blotting paper intended to help with its original intended use – stamp collecting according to the text on the paper! We presume that means ink stamps, not postage stamps.
 
According to Wikipedia, the accordion-fold book binding format, or concertina, evolved during the Tang Dynasty in China (618-907) as an alternative to scrolls, making texts easier to handle and read. Widely used for Buddhist scriptures, it spread to Japan and Korean with the expansion of Buddhism. (Can you imagine the person who broke with traditions and came up with the idea of just folding paper within the scroll leading to the adoption of this ‘newfangled’ book binding method?)
 
H 6 3/4” x L 4 1/2” x D 5/8”
Weight 5.04 oz (143g)
 
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