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Japanese homes and their surroundings (1895)

Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 260

An illustration from Japanese homes and their surroundings, 1895, leaf 260
hedral atOsaka, and bow in reverence before the altar and other emblemsof an alien religion. The tolerance and charity evinced in suchacts is something pathetic, when one recalls the mutually hostileattitude of the two great branches of the Christian Church ! Flowers and incense-burning usually… … Fig. 214.—Fixed Street-lantern. 226 JAPANESE HOMES AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS. caudles of vegetable wax are burned. In unglazed, hand-madepottery called kawarake oil is burned, which is also used forfood-offerings. For offerings of wine, oval bottles of peculiarshape, with long narrow necks, are used;…

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