okimono
Sign in to savethumb| of a reclining boar, Hirado ware|Hirado Mikawachi porcelain with clear glaze, [[Edo period, 19th century]] thumb| figure of a dragon made of iron, by Myochin Muneaki in 1713 In Japanese art, is a Japanese term meaning "ornament for display; objet d'art; decorative object", for small objects typically displayed in a alcove or altar. The nearest equivalent term in Western art is probably objet d'art.
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thumb| of a reclining boar, Hirado ware|Hirado Mikawachi porcelain with clear glaze, [[Edo period, 19th century]] thumb| figure of a dragon made of iron, by Myochin Muneaki in 1713 In Japanese art, is a Japanese term meaning "ornament for display; objet d'art; decorative object", for small objects typically displayed in a alcove or altar. The nearest equivalent term in Western art is probably objet d'art.
During the Meiji period and thereafter, many were made for export to the West.