Examples of Chinese ornament selected from objects in the South Kensington museum and other collections (1867)
Jones, Owen, 1809-1874 · London, S. & T. Gilbert · leaf 13
tive character : it shows how unnecessary it is to be content with thestock forms ; and that many natural objects may be conventionally rendered in orna-mentation without overstepping the bounds of propriety. We repeat, however, that the CHINESE ORNAMENT. Chinese have in this style reached the very… … 1. The Continuous-stem System.
Decoration and ornament · Design
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