Rare BLANK Antique Notebook with Hand-marbled Paper Covers modern glass vase Marked China on the back

Marked China on the back side

carved from one piece of wood

9 1/2" x 8 1/4" x 3/8"

The papier mache head is hand-painted

with a number of different versions produced over the years

Rare BLANK Antique Notebook with Hand-marbled Paper Covers modern glass vase Marked China on the backI'll never not open one of these beautiful old marbled notebooks without looking to see what's inside, hoping for pages and pages of gorgeous calligraphy practice, though rarely finding that! But this is the first I've found that is completely blank, front to back, with all if its pages perfectly in tact. For me, an unused notebook is one of the most optimistic feeling things in the world, and this would be a special one to fill. I do believe the