Okimono

The Japanese word okimono compounds oku (置く, "put; place; set; lay out; assign; station; leave") and mono (物, "thing; object; article")..

The Oxford English Dictionary defines the loanword okimono as "A standing ornament or figure, esp.

Unlike netsuke, which have a specific purpose, okimono are purely decorative and are displayed in the tokonoma.

This view has however sometimes been questioned, with some suggesting that okimono often had both utilitarian and decorative purposes, especially before Western influence.

[3] One of the most renowned artists in the area of metalwork was Yamada Sōbi (1871-1916), who made pieces out of a single sheet of metal.

Okimono of a reclining boar, Hirado Mikawachi porcelain with clear glaze, Edo period , 19th century
Jizai okimono figure of a dragon made of iron, by Myochin Muneaki in 1713
Okimono of fish in water, c. 1900 in the Khalili Collection of Japanese Art