tokonoma
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thumb|A with a kakemono and flower arrangement thumb|Detailed view of a and aspects of a Japanese room thumb|View from the side of a thumb| at Tenryū-ji
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thumb|A with a kakemono and flower arrangement thumb|Detailed view of a and aspects of a Japanese room thumb|View from the side of a thumb| at Tenryū-ji
A , or simply , is a recessed space in a Japanese-style reception room, in which items for artistic appreciation are displayed. In English, a could be called an alcove.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “tokonoma” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.