Huish, Marcus Bourne, 1845-1921 · London : The Fine art society · leaf 103
82 YAPAN AND ITS ART. Let us then consider what these are, or, I should say, were, for I shall only deal with them as they existed prior to the Revolution of 1868. The effigy of the Emperor seldom finds a place in Art. The rdle assumed by him and his surroundings has always … No. 62.—A Daimyos Lady. From an Inro. (Author's Collection.) been that he was too far above ordinary mortals to be spoken of or written about; his face was hidden from the view of his subjects, and his portrait can always be recognised by his legs and feet only being seen below a sort of Venetian…
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