Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 266
mats below shall notbe soiled. The presence of the bird in the house is regarded asa good omen, and the children take great pleasure in watch-ing the construction of the nest and the final rearing of theyoung birds. I noticed that many of the nests built within thehouse were much more elaborately… … Fig. 216. — Swallows Nests in Private House. 228 JAPANESE HOMES AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS people. Fig. 216 illustrates the appearance of a group of thesebirds nests in a house. It would be an affectation of false delicacy were no allu-sion to be made to the privy, which in the Japanese house…
Architecture, Japanese · Japan -- Social life and customs
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