tokonoman.

/ˌtəʊkəˈnəʊmə/

Forms: Also 1700s–1800s toko, tokko.

Etymology: Japanese.

In a Japanese house, a recess or alcove, usually a few inches above floor-level, in which pictures, ornaments, etc., are displayed. Also attributive.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > other elements > [noun] > niche > in Japanese house

tokonoma1727

1727 J. G. Scheuchzer tr. E. Kæmpfer Hist. Japan II. iv. 421 In the solid wall of the room there is allways a Tokko..or a sort of a cupboard, raised about a foot..above the floor, and very near two feet deep.

1822 F. Shoberl tr. I. Titsingh Illustr. Japan ii. 202 Two cakes..which are placed as an ornament within the toko.

1871 A. B. Mitford Tales Old Japan II. 127 The tokonoma—that portion of the Japanese room which is raised a few inches above the rest of the floor, and which is regarded as the place of honour.

1929 Periodical Feb. 25 The whole set [of the O.E.D.] of mine is now sitting stately on the ‘tokonoma’ of my study in my residence by the side of a Japanese ‘Oxford Dictionary’.

1957 C. Brooke-Rose Lang. of Love 45 The recess on the left of the chimney-breast, which Georgina had turned into a tokonoma.

1980 ‘J. Melville’ Chrysanthemum Chain 14 In the tokonoma alcove a modest flower arrangement stood in a simple bowl.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	tokonoma
释义	tokonoman. /ˌtəʊkəˈnəʊmə/ Forms: Also 1700s–1800s toko, tokko. Etymology: Japanese. In a Japanese house, a recess or alcove, usually a few inches above floor-level, in which pictures, ornaments, etc., are displayed. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > other elements > [noun] > niche > in Japanese house tokonoma1727 1727 J. G. Scheuchzer tr. E. Kæmpfer Hist. Japan II. iv. 421 In the solid wall of the room there is allways a Tokko..or a sort of a cupboard, raised about a foot..above the floor, and very near two feet deep. 1822 F. Shoberl tr. I. Titsingh Illustr. Japan ii. 202 Two cakes..which are placed as an ornament within the toko. 1871 A. B. Mitford Tales Old Japan II. 127 The tokonoma—that portion of the Japanese room which is raised a few inches above the rest of the floor, and which is regarded as the place of honour. 1929 Periodical Feb. 25 The whole set [of the O.E.D.] of mine is now sitting stately on the ‘tokonoma’ of my study in my residence by the side of a Japanese ‘Oxford Dictionary’. 1957 C. Brooke-Rose Lang. of Love 45 The recess on the left of the chimney-breast, which Georgina had turned into a tokonoma. 1980 ‘J. Melville’ Chrysanthemum Chain 14 In the tokonoma alcove a modest flower arrangement stood in a simple bowl. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1727
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