Japan: its architecture, art, and art manufactures (1882)
Dresser, Christopher · London, Longmans, Green, and Co. · leaf 281
rawings. relation to Japanese building is determined by rule ; but the ex-planation of these rules would require more space than can be afforded in a work like the^^-^ present: To give some ideaof the plan on which theJapanese work, I may men-tion that all mats, such as areused for floor coverings,… … FiG. 100.—Carpenter, who is fatigued withHKs Work, resting on the Top of hisShed. After a native drawing. This being the case, it isobvious that all their roomsare, both in length and width,some multiple of a yard ; but as all rooms appear to be of ART, AND ART MANUFACTURES. 265 one height, the…
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