drawing-room (English) drawingroom

…In the homes of middle-ranking samurai in the Edo period, there were layouts that included a small room for receiving guests near the entrance for guests, or the head of the household's study, and some of these rooms were named "Otai." It is thought that the reception room was created based on these traditional Japanese residential customs, and was influenced by the furniture styles of rooms for guests, such as parlours and drawing rooms, that became popular in middle-class homes in Europe and the United States in the 19th century. [Okawa Naomune]. …

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…むしろ，江戸時代の中級武士の住宅のなかに，客用の玄関の近くに接客用の小室や家長の書斎を設けた間取りがあり，〈応待〉という室名を持つ例も見られる。応接間はこのような日本在来の居住習慣が基礎になり，それに欧米の中流住宅で19世紀に普及したパーラーparlour，ドローイングルームdrawing‐roomのような来客用の部屋の家具様式が影響して生まれたものと考えられる。【大河 直躬】。…

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