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Japanese homes and their surroundings (1885)

Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 208

An illustration from Japanese homes and their surroundings, 1885, leaf 208
in this area the designer andwood-worker have ample room to carry out those charmingsurprises which are to be seen in Japanese interiors. The designs are of course innumerable, and may consistof diaper-work and geometric designs; or each panel may con-sist of a single plank of wood with the design… … Fig. 144. — Ramma in Hakone Village. 170 JAPANESE HOMES AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS. of birds, flowers, waves, dragons, or other objects are cut outin perforated work. Fret-work panels are very often used inthe decoration of the ramma, of designs similar to the panelsnow imported from Japan ; but the…

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