zashiki kazari 座敷飾

The *zashiki 座敷 is a guest room; its name deriving from that of the mat originally provided for seating which in time developed into the covering of such rooms' floors with *tatami 畳. Zashiki kazari is the manner for arranging ornamental objects such as flower vases or tea ceremony utensils *chanoyu no dōgu 茶湯の道具, in this important space, for which there are special formulae developed in the Muromachi period .
Objects would be placed in the alcove *tokonoma 床の間, on the obi-itadoko 帯板床 platform, on shelves *tana 棚, or in the decorative study space tsukeshoin 付書院. There were also rules for the placement of objects in meeting rooms *kaisho 会所 and reception rooms in traditional residences *shoin-zukuri 書院造. A special household officer was responsible for these arrangements.