Studies in the decorative art of Japan . Fig. 14. Plate 11 Fig. 15Waves and Ciouds C LATTICE WO RK I come now to a very highly-developed form of decoration, which is used to-a large extent for lattice-work in the temples, but of which I have found no traceelsewhere. This may be accounted for by the fact that tbe domestic architecture•of the Japanese is so rigidly simple that it does not admit of much ornament,and even sucb public buildings as old Japan needed afforded no scope for its is not symbolic, and has little affinity with anything that has already beenconsidered. Nor is it sugge
Studies in the decorative art of Japan . Fig. 14. Plate 11 Fig. 15Waves and Ciouds C LATTICE WO RK I come now to a very highly-developed form of decoration, which is used to-a large extent for lattice-work in the temples, but of which I have found no traceelsewhere. This may be accounted for by the fact that tbe domestic architecture•of the Japanese is so rigidly simple that it does not admit of much ornament,and even sucb public buildings as old Japan needed afforded no scope for its is not symbolic, and has little affinity with anything that has already beenconsidered. Nor is it suggestive, but is, with rare exceptions, pure line for linessake ; its special artistic virtue being its peculiarly effective adaptation to itsobject. I doubt whether it would, at first sight, be called Japanese ; though intheir individuality of conception and ingenuity of construction, the designs possesstwo at least of the characteristics of Japanese art. We must imagine the mind of the decorative artist exercised by the need fordecorating, not
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