Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 · London : G. Bell · leaf 107
JAPANESE DIAGONAL PATTERN. groups of still life. Even different historic periodsmight be emblematically suggested—I should liketo see more done in this way. To return to design in the flat. If we start witha motive of circular masses, we cannot suddenlyassociate them with sharp angles—I mean in… … CORRESPONDING FORMSground,or a framework on which to place our broadmasses, as we may see effectively done by theChinese and Japanese. If the principal group of forms in our pattern,say, are fruit forms—apples, pomegranates, ororanges—we must re-echo or carry out the curvesin a lesser degree in the…
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