English: From original book: "Resuming our description of interiors, a peculiar form of room is shown in the house of a gentleman of high rank (fig. 119). Here the tokonoma was much larger than its companion recess, which in this case was next to the verandah. The chigai-dana was small and low, and the spaces beneath the shelves were enclosed by sliding screens forming cupboards. The tokonoma was large and deep, and its floor was covered by a mat or tatami; the flower-vase was at one side. The depth of the tokonoma is generally governed by the size of the room. The appointments of this recess are also always in proportion, — the pictures and flower-vase being of large size in the one just described. "