Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 345
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- … Fig. 295. — Hanging Flower-holder of Basket-work. mon shape, arranged for cha-no-yu (tea-parties), and sketched atone of these parties. The bamboo is an admirable receptacle forwater, and a section of it is used for this purpose in manyforms of pottery and bronze flower-holders. FLOWERS. 307 Rich…
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