Dick, Stewart · Edinburgh, London : T. N. Foulis · leaf 127
CRAFTS OF OLD JAPAN Of late years, since the use of the netsuke hasbegun to die out, the carver has turned hisattention to okimono—small pieces not piercedfor the cord, and intended merely as cabinetornaments. Many of these little ivories areexquisitely beautiful. European work, even ofthe best,… … CHAPTER V METAL WORK We have already treated, with some fulness, ofthe beautiful bronze statues which adorned theold Buddhist temples; but though his highestachievement, these represent only a small partof the work of the Japanese bronze caster. Theold temple bells, the incense burners, the…
Art -- Japan
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