Ornamental treasures : a collection of designs from India, China, Japan, Italy, Germany, France. etc., of all styles and times comprising 100 plates (1912)
Dolmetsch, H · New York : R. Davis · leaf 54
, its unavoidable influence also on the artistic productions , especially when you look on the caste-like separation of the several trades. Only since the beginning of our century can we report new introductions in Indian art. Being little conventional and flowing freely, Indian ornament seems to… … carpets (Fig. 8 and 9), the striped design of which is excellently '5- fitted to the stuff, are widely spread as a cheap substitute for woollen carpets. — The plaited mats too are well worthy of attention, as regards their colour and design (Fig. 10). Indian lacquerwork, when compared with that of…
Decoration and ornament
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