Historic ornament : treatise on decorative art and architectural ornament (1897)
Ward, James, 1851-1924 · London : Chapman and Hall · leaf 312
ular lasting impression wasmade in this direction. If we except a few of thebest cabinet-makers shops,where in the present day somefurniture of good design ismade, the majority of such workis now made by machinery, oris often too much the work ofthe upholsterer, and is conse-quently less artistic… … ]U !t8.—Lac(iucrcd J.eg of Bcl post; Sindh. (B.) 2 9+ HISTORIC ORNAMENT. quaintly contrived cupboards and recesses (Fig. 256) aremade by the Japanese, finished in lacquers, and inlaidwith ivory and mother-of-pearl. The Chinese are espe-cially skilled in carving red lac-work. Some vases ofgreat…
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