Japan: its architecture, art, and art manufactures (1882)
Dresser, Christopher · London, Longmans, Green, and Co. · leaf 299
or to consist of regular radiatingparts. The same remark will apply to the leaves, while in bothcases the simplest expression of the object copied is always given. From Japanese architecture, ornament, and carving, we mustturn to their drawing, and seek to understand their methods ofwork ; for… … Fig. ren learn drawing al-most without beingaware that they are do-ing so. While childrenare learning to formthe letters of the alpha-bet and the numeralsthey are also learning todraw. After a few weeksof school life they haveacquired the power ofmaking certain shapes(called letters andfigures).…
Architecture -- Japan · Art -- Japan · Japan -- Description and travel
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