Future Development of Japanese Dwelling Houses

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In “_Chashitsu_” any thing in the way of display is banished and the utmost refinement of taste is the object aimed at. Every thing was so simplified and rusticated that Mr. Eas...

It is generally conceived that Japanese do not lay much stress on individual rights. This is well understood from the utter lack of privacy of rooms. We can notice it specially...

There is no house in the world in which more mechanical energy has been utilized in the house building than the American house. Considering a house as a commodity there is no ot...