Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 110
ouses are comparatively large and com-fortable, though poor and dirty at best. The huge baskets seenin the sketch are used to hold and transport fish from theboat to the shore. KURA. 75 In the city no outbuildings, such as sheds and barns, are seen.Accompanying the houses of the better class are… … Fig. 57. — Kuha in Tokio. are usually two stories in height, and have one or two smallwindows, and one door, closed by thick and ponderous shutters.Such a building usually stands isolated from the dwelling, andsometimes, though rarely, they are converted into domiciles. Ofsuch a character is the…
Architecture, Japanese
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