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Show DECORATONS [DECORATIONS] OF JAPAN - A writer who has devoted some attention to the decorations and artisans of Japan, says the worker in metals is, without exception, the most artistic; but that all Japanese workmen and artists discard utterly the happy-go-lucky method in their work. They undergo a thorough training in ancient custom and precedent. Hand-books with elaborate instructions and progressive lessons, are cheap and accessible to the poorest, for circulating libraries abound. From first strokes to the finished drawing, and for each class or style of design there are many elaborately illustrated works of reference. |