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Japanese homes and their surroundings (1895)

Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 295

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n a graceful design. The roof of the gate ismade of wide thin boards, supported by transverse pieces pass-ing through the upright posts and keyed into place. The door-plate, consisting of a thin board upon which the name of theoccupant is painted, is nailed to the post. Fig. 248 represents a… … EiG. 241). — Gateway to City Residence. GATEWAYS. 2G1 stripped of their bark, showing the prominences left by theremoval of their branches. Tlie transverse piece crowning thewhole had been specially selected to give an upward curve toits ends, such as one sees in the upper transverse beam of…

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