Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 114
nd ponderous shutters.Such a building usually stands isolated from the dwelling, andsometimes, though rarely, they are converted into domiciles. Ofsuch a character is the group of buildings in Tokio representedin fig. 57, belongingto a genial antiqua-ry, in which he hasstored a rare collec-tion of… … Fig. 58.—Kura, or Fire-proof Buildings in Tokio. 76 JAPANESE HOMES AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS. antiquarian Ninagawa Noritani. In these buildings were storedhis treasures of pottery and painting. Often light wooden exten-sions are built around the kura, and in such cases the- family livein the outside…
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