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Art and man; comparative art studies (1918)

Balch, Edwin Swift, 1856-1927, Balch, Eugenia Hargous Macfarlane · Philadelphia : Allen, Lane and Scott · leaf 100

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imensional, and East Asiatic art is mainlytwo dimensional, tends to show that European art andEast Asiatic art are independent. The decorations on the more expensive Europeanporcelains, furnish a good example of the lack of thedecorative sense among Europeans. The whole basalidea of what decoration… … MR Fig. 12. Figure in black and red on paddle from Solomon Islands. 96 ART AND MAN. second is the beauty of its form and color. Anydecoration put upon it should be an enhancement ofits form and a part of its color scheme. This, Euro-pean porcelain makers apparently do not realize. Theytake a plate…

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