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Japanese homes and their surroundings (1885)

Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 318

An illustration from Japanese homes and their surroundings, 1885, leaf 318
Fig. 269. — Stone Foot-bridge. Here the foot-bridge consists of an unwrought slab of rock.The ishi-ddro showing in the same sketch consists of a numberof naturally-worn stones, except the lantern portion, which hasbeen cut out. … Fig. 270. — Garden Brook, and Foot-bridge. The summer-houses are simple and picturesque; sometimesthey have a seat and a do-ma. or earth floor; others will havea board or a matted floor. These houses are generally open,the square thatched roof being supported on four corner-posts;others again will…

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