Prentenboek van Kanrin 1844

"Prentenboek van Kanrin" is a bound book, created in 1844 by Kanrin Okada. The cover is simple, composed of plain brown paper with a vertical strip of white paper on the left side. The cover features minimal decoration with handwritten Japanese characters, which likely represent the book's title, on the white paper. The brown paper is folded and stitched along the right spine of the book to secure the pages within. This book is an example of Japanese bookbinding techniques from the 19th century, which is characterized by its simple, functional design.