Embossed Antique Japanese Leather Paper (Kinkarakawakami) with Butterflies - 5 Pieces why not I'd guess the Mich at

I'd guess the Mich at the bottom may refer to Michigan but am not sure

with an old hand cranked spool via which a sail was once surely once raised and lowered

3 1/2" x 3 1/2" x 2 1/2"

3" x 4 1/8" x 12 1/8"

Embossed Antique Japanese Leather Paper (Kinkarakawakami) with Butterflies - 5 Pieces why not I'd guess the Mich atThis listing is for several pieces of fine antique Japanese embossed "leather paper," known as kinkarakawakami, which I purchased from a seller who attained them as part of a lot of Asian antiques. I've barely begun to dig into what seems a very interesting history to this type of embossed paper, which from what I understand was created to mimic the gold embossed calf skin wall coverings from Europe. I've found a few 19th and early 20th c. folding