Hello everyone, first post and my glorious evolution from a lurker to a typer. So a bit about this font. This came from a Monotype matrix (but from examining the Monotype books we don't believe it is a Monotype font), also I don't think this has ever been digitised. I have asked on other channels and no one seems to know what it is, other then noting the interesting fusion of ornate Victorian and faux Chinese elements. Any information on this font would be brilliant.

Just to clear up on the confusion of this identification. The fount is Mikado, which was developed as a pseudo-Japanese design by Schriftgiesserei Flinsch in Frankfurt, through the later part of 1888-89. Probably named after the successful Gilbert & Sullivan comic opera The Mikado of 1885. It was a reflection of the fashion of its time after Perry opened up Japan to the west during the middle of the century. It was imported to the UK through the energetic agency of Frederic Wesselhoeft in the early months of 1890. Some success led to an expanded version before the oriental craze waned. Minor foundries electrotyped it under the same name shortly after its introduction. The Brendler Yum-Yum was obviously taken from one of the characters (a sister) in the opera.