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Japanese homes and their surroundings (1885)

Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 110

An illustration from Japanese homes and their surroundings, 1885, leaf 110
east a foreigner generally makes himselfat home everywhere about the public houses, and in this respect CITY AND COUNTRY HOUSES. 71 must impress a Japanese with his boorish ways, since the nativeguests usually keep to their own rooms. The big, capaciouskitchen, with its smoke-blackened rafters… … Fig. 51. — Old Inn in Mishima, Suruga. On the ride across Yezo, from Otarunai to Mororan, one passesa number of inns of the most ample proportions ; and their presentdeserted appearance contrasts strangely with their former gran-deur, when the Daimio of the province, accompanied by swarmsof samurai…

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