- A
tokonoma (床の間), or
simply toko (床), is a
recessed space in a ****anese-style
reception room, in
which items for
artistic appreciation are displa****. In...
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invite the gods. Later,
flower arrangements were
instead used to
adorn the
tokonoma (alcove) of a
traditional ****anese home.
Ikebana is
counted as one of the...
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lattice covered in a
translucent ****anese paper;
tatami mat floors; a
tokonoma alcove; and simple,
subdued colours and style. The most
typical floor size...
- ****anese culture.
Suiseki and
bonsai are
frequently displa****
together in a
tokonoma.
Chinese scholar's
rocks called gongshi influenced the
development of suiseki...
- tabi socks. Ideally, the
waiting room has a
tatami floor and an
alcove (
tokonoma), in
which is displa**** a
hanging scroll which may
allude to the season...
- for display;
objet d'art;
decorative object",
typically displa**** in a
tokonoma alcove or
butsudan altar. The ****anese word
okimono compounds oku (置く,...
- New Year's – the
sharpened and taken-care of
tools would be
placed in a
tokonoma (a
container or box
still found in ****anese
houses and shops), and two...
- his back to the
tokonoma; the
kamiza is the spot
closest to the
tokonoma or
simply ****hest from the door in a room
lacking a
tokonoma. In a Western-style...
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chabana will
share the
tokonoma space with the kakemono, but
depending on the cir****stances the
kakemono might be up in the
tokonoma when the
guests first...
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reception room is
characterized by
specific features: a
recessed alcove (
tokonoma),
staggered shelves, built-in desks, and
ornate sliding doors. Generally...
