A brief history of the Detroit Museum of Art and its collections : illustrated (1902)
Detroit Museum of Art · Detroit : [The Museum] · leaf 60
ratedin such a manner as to make each a work of art.In fact, the metal worker of today can find nobetter source for the study of designs than thatafforded in the collection of sword guards (nearlylooo in number), that form an interesting part ofthis collection. The harmonious color combi-nations of… … 56 DETROIT MUSEUM OF ART The love of all that is beautiful in nature makes them beautifyeven the most common object. The bronze and iron castings arealways a marvel to our mechanics. The Japanese are the onlypeople who know how to treat iron by casting in artistic forms.For witness, examine the…
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