Picture Book of Brocades with Precious Threads (Ehon takara no itosuji 画本宝能縷

The image shows two pages from a book. The pages are beige with Japanese writing in black ink. The left page depicts four women and a child; one woman stands on a raised stone walkway wearing a brown kimono with a red lining; another woman on the walkway wears a white kimono and a black obi; the child and two other women stand below. The right page depicts three women: one on a raised platform in a black and white kimono; one seated at a low table in a pink and brown kimono; and one bending over the same table in a brown kimono and red plaid obi. The women wear traditional Japanese hairstyles. The background of the left page shows a picket fence, a distant mountain, and a pathway; the background of the right page shows a low building, a tree, and stairs. The book pages are on a black background.