Japanese fairy tales
A 1911 Chicago collection of Japanese fairy tales retold by Teresa Peirce Williston and published by Rand McNally, aimed at young readers. The pictures are colour-printed scenes in a flat, outlined style with pale washes, showing figures in kimono, a pine tree, a bamboo lattice fence and an interior with a tatami room; a designer could draw on their simple patterned backdrops and muted palette for storybook or heritage-style layouts.
