Menpes, Mortimer, 1855-1938, Menpes, Dorothy · London : A. & C. Black · leaf 498
rybeautiful, and were made of gold on silk varnished overand lacquered, with apple-green and vermilion silkborders made from the linings of old dancing dresses.These screens were so brilliant that they were like goldmirrors in which a lady might see her reflection justas accurately as in any… … Workers They undertook the task very confidently ; but directlythey attempted to match the gold they found that itwas impossible to approach to anything like the brilliancyof its surface, although every conceivable method wasattempted. They tried putting on gold and then bur-nishing and varnishing…
Art -- Japan · Japan -- Social life and customs 1868-1912
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