Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 261
ovided for the femalemembers of the family only, the men having outgrown thesesuperstitions; and it was interesting to observe that in Japan,as elsewhere, the women — being as a rule less informed — madeup the majority of those attending public worship. The sketch here given of a Buddhist household… … fiG. 215. — Household Shrine. BIRDS NESTS IN HOUSES. 22^ On the lower shelf, in the right-hand forner, are seen a sweetpotato and a radish propped up on four legs, looking like toydeer or beasts of some kind. Whether this indicated the workof children or represented the horses upon which the gods…
Architecture, Japanese
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