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Tea Room image 5 (detail) - tokonoma

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Title	Tea Room image 5 (detail) - tokonoma
Description	The alcove, or tokonoma, is slightly elevated above the tearoom floor and may originally have been used to seat someone of high rank. In the medieval age, the alcove became a sacred space to display a scroll with calligraphy or a simple flower arrangement. In a formal tea gathering, the scroll offers a profound message upon which guests may meditate; the natural flower arrangement reflects the pure spirit of the host. The uneven and staggered cherrywood shelves in the tokonoma display porcelains from the Reeves Collection. In medieval Japan, the shelves often held writing implements and Buddhist scripture. A dove-shaped piece of wood curves upward at the end of the shelf. This traditional architectural detail prevents a writing brush from rolling off the shelf. The recessed hardware details in the cabinets are in the shape of a chrysanthemum.
Country	United States
Date of Content	Modern
Artist/Creator	Seiji Suzuki
Photographer/Recorder	Scott Smith
IDEAS Topic	Arts-Architecture
Work of Art, Present Location	Watson Pavillion, Washington and Lee University
Type	still image
Format	image/jpeg
Extent	800 w x 534 h, 240 ppi
Date Photographed/Recorded	Jan 07
Permissions	Materials may be used for educational, non-commercial purposes only. Acknowledgement to be given to the ASIANetwork-Luce Asian Art in the Undergraduate Curriculum Project and to the college from whose collection the work comes. The individual college retains copyright to the work.
IDEAS Collection	ASIANetwork-Luce Asian Art in the Undergraduate Curriculum Project
Institution Name	Washington and Lee University
IDEAS Identifier	soclaa002336
Collection Editor	Kucera, Karil
Image preparator	Sonnichsen, Amy

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