Kono hana
Kono hana is a Japanese illustrated book of 1910 by Miyatake Gaikotsu, published in Osaka by Gazoku Bunko, likely for readers interested in ukiyo-e and Japanese colour prints. Its pages mix framed colour illustrations of courtly interiors, a woman seated at a low table, and round medallion portraits with dense printed text columns. A designer might take its layered compositions, pale washes of blue and grey, and the framing of figures within circles and rectangles as reference for historical Japanese page layout.
