| 释义 |
‖ okimono|oːkiˈmoːno|
[Jap., = ‘put thing’, f. oku to put + mono thing.]
A standing ornament or figure, esp. one put in a guest room of a house.
1886W. Anderson Pict. Arts Japan iii. xi. 112 The ornament pure and simple, the Okimono of the Japanese, was..made by artists in metal from a very early period... The first of the modern Okimono school appeared to have been a woman named Kamé or Kamé-jo. 1890Artistic Japan V. 348 It is important to distinguish between netsukés, articles made for a special purpose..and okimonos..ornaments never intended either for use or wear. 1911J. F. Blacker ABC of Jap. Art vi. 116 Elephant's tusks..were used chiefly for okimonos—alcove ornaments. 1916Joly & Tomita Jap. Art & Handicraft 198 (caption) 22 Okimono, figure of Fukurokujiu with staff and tama. 1961Times 7 Nov. 24/5 (Advt.), A collection of Japanese colour prints, netsuke, and works of art..including netsuke carved in wood and ivory, okimono and ivory carvings. 1962F. A. Turk Jap. Objets d' Art ii. 81 From the late figure-group Netsuke,..arose the okimono (i.e. a carving to stand in an alcove). 1975Times 8 May 16/3 A mid-nineteenth century wood figure of a demon..is an okimono rather than a true netsuke, too elaborate and delicate to use as a button. |