Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 103
be led 64 JAPANESE HOMES AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS. to suppose that such roofs would quickly fall a prey to the sparksof a conflagration; but an old thatched roof gets compacted withdust and soot to such an extent that plants and weeds • of variouskinds, and large clumps of mosses, are often seen… … Fig. 46. — Entrance to Court-yard of Old House in Kioto. of its appearance from the street, from just within the gateway,and from the rear, we will describe these views in sequence. The first view, then (fig. 46), is from the street, and representsa heavily-roofed gateway, with a smaller gateway at…
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