Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 283
me closed and some open, disclosing the rooms within, B C Fig. 226.—Verandah Floor. 244 JAPANESE HOMES AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS. and other details which will presently be described, are wellshown in this figure. Rooms in the second story also open upon a balcony, theplatform of which is generally… … Fig. 227.—Verandah of an old Kioto House. many other features of the house. This structure, with a firmhand-rail above, has the interspaces between the posts whichsupport it filled with many quaint and curious devices, eitherof lattice, bamboo, or panels with perforated designs. Gene-rally a narrow…
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