The image is the title page of Takehisa Yumeji’s Yumeji Gashū: Haru no Maki. The page combines written characters with decorative visual elements, demonstrating how illustration and typography could be integrated into the design of a Japanese book.
Takehisa Yumeji was a Japanese painter, printmaker, illustrator, and designer born in Okayama in 1884. He became particularly influential in Japanese popular graphics during the early twentieth century.
Yumeji became known for his distinctive depictions of women, often characterized by elongated bodies, large eyes, and melancholic expressions. His visual style was influenced in part by European Jugendstil.
