Antique Japanese Lacquered Photo Album, MOP Inlaid 38th parallel

Description

This hand painted lacquered wood photo album with metal binding was brought back to the US during the Korean war. There are mother of pearl inlays on the cover. The cover shows the 38th parallel line through Korea. The front cover has one 1/4" area that has chipped paint. The back cover is solid black and has small scratches. There are small chips on the edges. Otherwise the book is in really good condition. The pages are black with thin tissue dividers. Some dividers have creases. There are no photos but a few pages have photo corners. It measures 10" x 17", pages measure 14" x 9 1/2".