Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 108
coast present a singular aspect, as one distinguishes only tlichigh and thick roofs. Fig. 53 is a sketch of Mototaru-midsu asseen from the water,and fig. 54 repre-sents the appearanceof a group of housesseen in the same vil-lage, which is on theroad running alongthe gulf coast of Osu- mi. The ridge… … Fig. 54. — Farmers Houses in Mototaru-midsu, Osumi. a stout matting of bamboo and straw. In this sketch a regularNew England well-sweep is seen, though it is by no means anuncommon object in other parts of Japan. Where the well is 74 JAPANESE HOMES AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS. under cover, the…
Architecture, Japanese
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