Schetsen van vele handwerken 1827

This is the cover of a book by Katsushika Taito II, an artist who was active in Edo, Japan during the early 19th century. The cover is a simple, reddish-brown paper with a small rectangular section on the left edge, where the book’s title, *Schetsen van vele handwerken*, is written in Japanese. This book was likely a collection of sketches or design plans for various types of handcrafted objects, and it provides insight into the creative process of a Japanese artist in the early 19th century.