The book Japan And Its Art was written by author Huish, Marcus Bourne, 1845-1921 Here you can read free online of Japan And Its Art book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Japan And Its Art a good or bad book?
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It grows to enormous size, such as 3^^ feet long and 5 feet in circumference. The festivals that occupy so large a portion of the Japanese's holidays are too intricate in their ceremonial to allow of e.xtended notice here.^ The New Year festivities alone would occupy a chapter, associated as they are with so many accessories which find a place in Art, e.g., the red lacquer tray or " Elysian stand," horaidai or the principal of three islands, with leaves of the evergreen yusuriha, upon which are... placed many objects having allegorical signification such as the mochi, the herring roe, dried sardines, lobster, persimmons, and chestnut kernels. Then there are the pine and bamboo saplings which border the doorway, typifying evergreen longevity, the rice straw rope {shimenawa) bringing the sweet breath of spring. Hung upon the rope are lobsters, fern fronds, and again ' For lengthier details see Brinkley's "Japan and China," vol. vi, FLOWERS AND FESTIVALS IS9 the yuzuriha leaves, the former " long life," the latter " evergreen freshness." These decorations are burnt on the 14th, and their place is taken by willow wands {kezuri- hana) fixed to the eaves.
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