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Japanese homes and their surroundings (1885)

Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 344

An illustration from Japanese homes and their surroundings, 1885, leaf 344
so that they maybe hung up for flower-holders. A curious form of holder is made out of a rugged knot of wood. Any quaint and abnormal growth of wood, in which an opening can be made big enough to accommodate a section of bamboo to hold the water, is used for a flower-vase. Such an object will be… … Fig. 294.—Hanging Flower-holder of Bamboo. 306 JAPANESE HOMES AND THEIR SURROUNDINGS. A very favorite form of flower-holder is one made\ of bamboo. The bamboo tube is worked in a va- riety of ways, by cutting out various sections fromthe sides. Fig. 294 represents an odd, yet com-

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