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Studies in the decorative art of Japan (1910)

Piggott, Francis Taylor, Sir, 1852-1925 · London, B. T. Batsford · leaf 121

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ck-to-back, as in the elementary diapers, and this becomes the unit of designin the future. The reason for taking the half instead of the whole figure (fig.10), will appear as the argument proceeds. In order to illustrate what I mean by saying that the spaces between thelimbs take their share in… … Fig. 11. The effect of this, looked at as a mere question of black ;m<l white, or lightand shade, it most unsatisfactory ; it throws tire pairs of pakwa elements intohigh relief, and the predominant black gives no determinate design, but only aconfused and meaningless black mass at the meeting…

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