The book of decorative furniture, its form, colour and history (1910)
Foley, Edwin · London : T.C. and E.C. Jack · leaf 57
at many of the details of the most ancientstone architecture are obviouslycopied from prior woodwork forms,a reversal of the European practicein later days of representingarchitectural forms in wood. The innate conservatism ofAsiatic races, until forced intocontact with Western ideas, hasmanifested… … CARVED CHAIR, 250 A.D., DUG UP FROM SAND-BURIKU CITY IX CHINESE TURKESTAN.
Furniture · Decoration and ornament
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