Studies in the decorative art of Japan . Fig. Fig. 17. I pass now to one of the most complicated of the pakwa diapers, which isalso one of the Chinese-puzzle class, the space-shape being identical with theelemental design, and there being no interlocking of the elements. The shape of the element is given in fig. 18 ; its form appears at first sightto be fantastic, no special reason being at first sight discoverable for the introduc-tion of the crook. But if we look a little deeper we find that if the oppositecrooks of the pairs are joined they make the simple pakwa element; so that this n
Studies in the decorative art of Japan . Fig. Fig. 17. I pass now to one of the most complicated of the pakwa diapers, which isalso one of the Chinese-puzzle class, the space-shape being identical with theelemental design, and there being no interlocking of the elements. The shape of the element is given in fig. 18 ; its form appears at first sightto be fantastic, no special reason being at first sight discoverable for the introduc-tion of the crook. But if we look a little deeper we find that if the oppositecrooks of the pairs are joined they make the simple pakwa element; so that this newunit of design has been produced by laying two single pakwa elements across theback-to-back pair of elements with the central stem, the length of these elementsbeing increased to 11 units, in order to admit of this being done. I have given one complete section of this diaper in outline, and it will beseen that after this long process of development we have arrived at the svadikain outline, which I have thickened for emphasis. There are four of
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