Japan: its architecture, art, and art manufactures (1882)
Dresser, Christopher · London, Longmans, Green, and Co. · leaf 162
heir sojourn in London they reported that as a civilising agentChristianity was inferior to the religion which they themselvesprofessed, and that in our Christian country crime, vice, anddrunkenness were much more common than in their country, whereShinto and Buddhism prevails. The next temple that… … Fig. 43.—Carved Panel in East Gateway of the Temple, Nishi-hongwan-ji, Kioto. the present day. The at-tention of the visitor ishere directed to a portionof an umbrella which isvisible in the roof Thiswas the umbrella of thecarpenter-builder, and itis said that he left itthere, in order that apart…
Architecture -- Japan · Art -- Japan · Japan -- Description and travel
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