Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 86
ththe street venders. The entrance to th^e houses is usuallyby means of a gate common to a number. This entrance con-sists of a large gate used for vehicles and heavy loads, and bythe side of this is a smaller gate used by the people. Sometimesthe big gate has a large square opening in it, closed… … Fig. 33. — Street in Kanda Ku, Tokio. and this gradually turns to a darker shade by exposure. Whenpainted, a dead black is used; and this color is certainly agree-able to the eyes, though the heat-rays caused by this blacksurface become almost unendurable on hot days, and must addgreatly to the…
Architecture, Japanese
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