故人名家画譜
A Japanese ehon picture book published in 1902 by Sata Kansaburo, showing ink paintings by celebrated artists of the past for students and collectors of brush painting. The pages are monochrome woodblock prints with handwritten calligraphic inscriptions beside each motif. A designer might take loose, gestural ink strokes, bold negative space, and the interplay of brushed calligraphy with plant forms such as orchids, bamboo, and leaves.
