Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 111
R SURROUNDINGS. and the eaves were very widely-projecting. At the sides of thebuilding a conspicuous feature was the verge boards, which werevery large, with their lower margins cut in curious sweeps. Thismay have been intended for an architectural adornment, or pos-sibly for a wind or sun screen;… … Fig. 52. — Village Street in Nagaike, Yamashiro. A group of houses in a village street is shown in fig. 52. Thenearest house is a resting-place for travellers; the next is acandle-shop, where the traveller and jinrikisha man may replenishtheir lanterns ; the third is a jinrikisha stand, and beyond…
Architecture, Japanese · Japan -- Social life and customs
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