Japan: its architecture, art, and art manufactures
Christopher Dresser's 1882 survey of Japanese architecture, art, and manufactures, published in London by Longmans, Green for British designers and manufacturers studying Japanese ornament. The plates are black-and-white line drawings: flowering branches, grasses and vines in flat silhouette, plus temple bracketing, diaper borders, lanterns and stylised wave bands rendered as measured outline.













































































































































