Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 219
180 JAPANESE HOMES AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS. swayed by the wind. These devices may be in the shape ofsome metal figure which acts as a check, or a heavy weightof pottery made in the shape shown in fig. 158, the .end of thescreen fitting into the slot in the weight. … Fig. 157. — Screen-box. On certain festival days, it is customary for the peoplebordering the wider thoroughfares to throw open their housesand display their screens; and in Kioto, at such times, one may walk along the streets and be-hold a wonderful exhibition ofthese beautiful objects. A screen…
Architecture, Japanese · Japan -- Social life and customs
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