やまと文範義太夫二百段集
A 1913 Japanese illustrated book (ehon) published by Enomoto Shobo, a collection of Gidayu-style recitation pieces with its title in large brushed characters. The first image is an ornate decorative border framing printed kanji, and the second shows a cover with a dark silhouetted figure in a headscarf beside rows of calligraphic script, a stamp in the corner. A designer could take the bold vertical lettering, the framed border and the high-contrast figure-and-text layout for poster or cover work.
