 ... or bell, when the host himself or a servant appears to conduct them into the chamber. The entrance being only three feet square, the host kneels and lets the guests creep in before him.  Japanese Pottery: Being a Native Report - Page xviiiby Augustus Wollaston Franks, Victoria and Albert Museum - 1906 - 119 pagesFull view - About this book
 | M. Shioda - 1880 - 162 pages
...with flowers, the guests took off their shoes, and a portable earthenware furnace (furd) was used. The inside of the room was to be as plain as possible,...announce their arrival by striking on a wooden tablet (Jian) or bell, when the host himself or a servant appears to conduct them into the chamber. The entrance... | |
 | Marcus Bourne Huish - Art - 1889 - 280 pages
...was as plain as possible, though costly woods might be employed if the means of the host admitted it. The hours fixed for the invitations were 4 to 6 AM, noon, or G PM The guests, assembling in a pavilion (maelii-ai) in the garden, announce their arrival by striking... | |
 | Douglas Brooke Wheelton Sladen - Japan - 1903 - 584 pages
...was as plain as possible, though costly woods might be employed if the means of the host admitted it. The hours fixed for the invitations were 4 to 6 am, noon, or 6 pm ¿1o The guests, assembling in a pavilion (machi-al) in the garden, announce their arrival by striking... | |
 | Esther Singleton - Japan - 1904 - 472 pages
...with flowers, the guests took off their shoes, and a portable earthenware furnace (furo) was used. The inside of the room was to be as plain as possible,...fixed for the invitations were 4 to 6 AM, noon, or 6 p. M. The guests, assembling in a pavilion (machi at) in the garden, announce their arrival by striking... | |
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