Dear Friends and Readers.
Tenkawa is little snow last week at Dorogawa district.
Sanjo gatake is also snow covered.
Today, I would love to share about traditional house's guest (drawing) room in Japan.
In my house in Tenkawa also has a room called "Tokonoma".A part of Tokonoma (tatami room) has unit in one side of wall, framed by decorative woods and lifted floor about 20cm. It is like a gallery space in western way that normally, scroll calligraphy and/or paints and flower arrangement. Of cause there are many different manner and rules by different house styles. but more blend into culture and lifestyle.
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| Tokonoma uses best decorative woods, concept is clear that owner welcomes best room in the house. it's Omotenashi. |
Wiki said that, In this connection I may added that one of the most known American architect called Frank Lloyd Wright got influenced by Japanese architect and using this concept into fire place.
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| Fireplace built best decorative stones with welcoming warm images. Stunning conceptual transformation. |
In village of Tenkawa, Tokonoma's wood supplier still remains. Mr Nasako who lived Tenkawa for many generation dose supplies these woods.
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| Master of Tokobashira, Mr Nasako showed me his collection in his storages. |
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| Very unique woods, Mr Nasako selected from large area of Nara deep forrest. |
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| Sprit help crackless wood beams. |
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| Not only form of woods, Master understands plant deceases and reasons. |
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| Master told me that this woods had bad decease from where dimple of this wood. |
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| Spirals and different texture and colors. Variety of woods available around this region. |
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| Master's house uses shape for best reasons.. |
Tokonoma is not poplar in city lifestyle, but in regional area still has many houses owns tokonoma,
Very interesting for me.
Thank you for reading.
M.M.
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