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The ornamental arts of Japan (1882)

Audsley, George Ashdown, 1838-1925, author, Greve, W. (Lithographer), printer, Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, publisher, Imprimerie Lemercier et cie, printer · leaf 261

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6 TEXTILE FABRICS. Section Third. in the native looms are extremely loose and uneven, and would be almost useless to us for any of the purposes to which we put cotton materials. With the late introduction of spinning machinery and power-looms of course a new era commenced in the Japanese cotton… … JAPANESE BLUE AND WHITE TOWELS. From an artistic point of view, probably the common towels of the country arc the most worthy of note. Chiefly in blue and white, dyed or printed, they present designs in endless variety, invariably striking and pleasing in character. It will be

Art, Japanese · Art objects, Japanese · Arte (Japao) · Genealogy

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