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Japan, a record in colour (1901)

Menpes, Mortimer, 1855-1938, Menpes, Dorothy · London : A. & C. Black · leaf 376

An illustration from Japan, a record in colour, 1901, leaf 376
cred templeand very popular, being much frequented for picnics.On this particular day there was going on one of thetwo important picnics or festivals of the year; thegreat ground of the temple and the playground wereenclosed about with straw ropes on bamboo poles, toseparate one from another. It… … Children poppies. The scarlet in the petticoats was univei sallyrepeated in neck and hair ; but their kimonos variedmuch, and were of almost every shade and textureof Japanese cloth and silk crepe imaginable. Therewere luminous greens, fawns, stripes, golden brownsshading into lemon-yellows,…

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