絵本八幡太郎一代記
A Meiji-era Japanese picture book (ehon) compiled by Maki Kinnosuke and published in 1888 by Kinjudō, presenting the life story of the warrior Hachiman Tarō in illustrated form. The cover shows a tall, columned stone monument with carved calligraphy, framed by a decorative border of clouds, stone lanterns and waves, with the title and publisher's seal in vertical columns. A designer might take its strong central column, symmetrical framing and dense black-and-white linework as a model for vertical layouts and ornamental borders.
