Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 277
andquiet expanse of water. Even here no special display is madebeyond the porch-like projection and gable roof of the externalboundaries of this entrance. 238 JAPANESE HOMES AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS. It would seem as if the fitting architecture of this importantportal had been transferred to the… … Fig. 223. — Shoe-closet. In fig;. 221 is shown a view of the entrance to the housefigured on pages 5l< and 55. It is the house of a samurai,and is a fair example of the entrance to the house of a gentle-man in ordinary circumstances. On the left of the entranceis a plastered partition separating…
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