Japan : its architecture, art, and art manufactures (1882)
Dresser, Christopher · London : Longmans, Green : New York : Scribner and Welford · leaf 345
Fig. 154.—Carved Box, formed of a root-joint of the bamboo, decorated with orna-ment having the form of clouds. … Fig. 155.—Branch and Leaves. countries of the East which are most likely to throw light on theorigin of early ornament. Yet if those who are interested in theinquiry will visit the Indian Museum at South Kensington andfirst observe the Indian gods with their flamboyant nimbi, andthen study Siamese…
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