tea-room alcove decoration with hanging scroll and flowers
In formal tea ceremonies, the tokonoma is decorated with a hanging scroll during the first half and flowers during the second half. This term refers to that practice.
In a thick-tea gathering, as part of the morokazari decoration, a hanging scroll is first displayed, and flowers are arranged in the second half.
traditional room decoration with scrolls, incense, vases, and candlesticks
Original meaning: a formal style for decorating a study or reception room, with a trio of hanging scrolls, a pair of vases, a pair of candlesticks, and incense on a table. Now largely historical.
In the morokazari style of a study, an incense burner, vases, and candlesticks were placed in front of a trio of hanging scrolls.
Compound of 諸 (moro, 'various') + 飾り (kazari, 'decoration'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is associated with formal display practices in tea ceremony and traditional Japanese interiors.