This hand-sewn journal has a warm spring-time Japanese paper on the covers.  The background is green and printed with bamboo and colored flowers.  Inside covers are purple continuing  the purple flowers from the front.  The same color is used to sew the book in the coptic stitch.  This sewing style enable the book to open completely flat.  There are 112 blank pages of Strathmore drawing paper.  Size is 4" x 5.5".