Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 169
l ways, on theends of which are tassels. Fromthe almost universal presence ofthese in old illustrated books, oneis led to believe that formerly thecord was the usual handle bywhich the fusuma was pulled backand forth, and that these gradu-ally fell into disuse, the recessed plate of metal alone… … Fig. 10f). — Hikite.
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