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The craftsman (1901)

New York [etc.] · leaf 324

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broke his lightswith areas of dark, each contributingto a unity. Of quite a different treat-ment, though of similar character, isthe Japanese textile shown in Plate 50.Those who express a liking for Jap-anese work because it is so informalfail to understand the character oftrue Japanese art. All… … PLATE FIFTY-THREE. measures of dark,—the rhythmicmovement of the bodies and necks.The measures of light are broken bythe bills and wings. As in the othertextile there is evidence of a definiteidea, of orderly thought, and a treat-ment that is consistent throughout. Itis the repetition of a unit on…

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