Japan : described and illustrated by the Japanese (1897)
Brinkley, F. (Frank), 1841-1912, Mundy, Arthur J, Okakura, Kakuzō, 1862-1913 · Boston : J.B. Millet company · leaf 36
s calls, who partook of the comestibles placed upon it. But subsequently it became a mere article of furniture, a part of the deco- rations of the season. These decorations, spoken of collectively as kado-matsu , or “ pine of the doorway,” consist primarily of pine and bamboo saplings planted at… … been enticed from her cavern, a barrier was stretched across the entrance to prevent her from retreating thither again. Wherever the rope hangs, the sweet fresh breath of spring is supposed to penetrate. This, then, is the most prominent element of the decorations : it is suspended not only at the…
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