单词 | okimono |
释义 | okimonon. A Japanese standing ornament or figure, esp. one put in a guest room of a house. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > Japanese-style ornament > specific okimono1880 sentoku1902 1880 T. W. Cutler Gram. Japanese Ornament 10 Many of the carvings do not fall under this definition, being in fact mere ornaments, and are called okemono, ‘things for placing’. 1886 W. 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. 1890 Artistic Japan 5 348 It is important to distinguish between netsukés, articles made for a special purpose..and okimonos..ornaments never intended either for use or wear. 1911 J. F. Blacker ABC of Japanese Art vi. 116 Elephant's tusks..were used chiefly for okimonos—alcove ornaments. 1961 Times 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. 2002 Western Morning News (Plymouth) (Electronic ed.) 20 July An elegantly carved okimono of a well dressed man with a slight smile on his face. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1880 |
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