ichly ornamented with metal-work engravedand damascened with gold. Some of the finestexamples are to be found among the works ofthe middle Ashikaga regime (1338-1573), aclimax being reached in the Toyotomi (1583-Hi()3), and also in the Tokugawa (1630-1867) ■ 1 ■■ ^^^^^^^^^^^S^^^- -^Si ■ ^K ■1 ^^pii… … SILVER VASES WITH ENGRA\En DECORATION BY LNNO SHOMIN periods. Two centuries after firearms were Before imported from Europe, the decorative work on works, itarmour and arms began to de-cline, while articles requiringartistic metal-work for decora-tive purposes increased to aconsiderable extent.…
Art · Decoration and ornament
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