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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Vinony's link graph records 18 inbound references to okimono, and connects out to Japan, International Standard Book Number and digital object identifier.
Vinony files it under Japanese metalwork, Japanese pottery and Japanese sculpture.
Vinony links it to 12 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Genre
- Japanese art
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Material used
- stone
- Location
- tokonoma
- Image
- Okimono in the Form of a Reclining Boar LACMA AC1998.115.13.jpg
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- Commons category
- Okimono
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Encyclopedic overview
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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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “okimono” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.