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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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