Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 204
in this area the designer andwood-worker have ample room to carry out those charmingsurprises which are to be seen in Japanese interiors. The designs are of coixrse innumerable, and may consistof diaper-work and geometric designs; or each panel may con-sist of a single plank of wood with the design… … _:^ Fig. 144. — Ramma in Hakone Village. 170 JAPANESE HOMES AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS. of birds, flowers, waves, dragons, or other objects are cut outiu perforated work. Fret-work panels are very often used inthe decoration of the ramma, of designs similar to the panelsnow imported from Japan ; but…
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