Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 281
in a country wheresuch fragile tracery is incorporated in such an exposedZ structure, there must be an~ absence of tlie rough, boiste-rous children with whom weare familiar, and who in a short time would be as disastrousto a Japanese house as a violent earthquake and typhoon com-bined. One further… … FiG. 231. —Balcony Rail. brated potter in Kioto. The posts had metal tops, and at in-tervals along the upper rail metal plates were fixed. Transient guests are often received on the verandah; towhich place the hibachi, tahako-bon, and tea and cake are AMADO. 247 brought. In summer evenings it is…
Architecture, Japanese
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