Koetsu utaibon hyakuban
Koetsu utaibon hyakuban is a Japanese illustrated book of the early 1600s, associated with the Kyoto artist-calligrapher Hon'ami Koetsu, made as a printed book of poetry texts, held by the Smithsonian Libraries. The cover shows pale white-outlined sprays of leaves and blossoms on a grey-blue ground, with a small tan label bearing a brushed character, offering a designer a restrained model of botanical silhouette and negative-space pattern on a muted field.
