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Studies in the decorative art of Japan (1910)

Piggott, Francis Taylor, Sir, 1852-1925 · London, B. T. Batsford · leaf 139

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uced fromdiapers constructed on the back-to-back principle. On the artistic virtue of theuninterrupted meandering line I shall dwell presently. But there are undoubtedly many designs which may be described as imper-fect key -borders ; and I should define them to be those which are constructed 110… … Fig. 39. The introduction of an imperfect fret here will give point to the argument.The definition shall be justified at a latter stage when I come to examine theGreek frets more closely ; but it is well that those who are familiar with thisclass of design should appreciate at once the fact that…

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