Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 196
ideas from books, or had evolved them from hisinner consciousness, I do not know; certain it is, that althoughhe had worked into its structure a number of features actually TEA-ROOMS. 157 brought from China, I must say that in my limited observationsin that country I saw nothing approaching such an… … Fig. 135. — Corner, op Tea-room shown in Pig. 134. tea-ceremonies to suit the Japanese taste. The ceiling was par-ticularly unique; for running diagonally across it from one cornerto the other was a stout bamboo in two curves, and upon thisbamboo was engraved a Chinese poem. The ceiling on one side…
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