Alcock, Rutherford, Sir, 1809-1897 · London : Virtue and Co., Ltd. · leaf 43
USTRIES IN JAPAN. The illustrations of the same principle are infinite. One more must suffice. Here is a lacquer letter-box, one of those now so commonly seen in the shop- windows in England and all over Europe,—yet scarcely any two can be found alike (Fig. 12). Itmay be observed that each one of… … edge, as well as the silken cord, to give an artistic effect of carelessness, and destroy everything approach- ing a studied plan or formality. We have thus seen, in a great variety of materials and adaptations of artistic work for common uses, how steadfastly the Japanese adhere to this principle…
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