The floor was carpeted, if that was the word for it, in tatami mats.

如果在榻榻米垫中那是它的字，地板被铺以地毯。

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Dan: they're called tatami MATS, and they're really comfortable with some bedding on top.

阿丹：那叫做榻榻米，上面铺了一些寝具就很舒服了。

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There are specific rules on how to lay out tatami MATS in a room depending on the number of MATS used.

铺设地面时，榻榻米的数量和排列有不同的方式。

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Just as its traditional tatami mats and sliding doors help contextualize older works no matter the theme of the installation, the very presence of contemporary works reminds us that art in Japan is not just a thing of the past.

WSJ: Flights of Feathered Fancy | Birds in the Art of Japan | Metropolitan Museum of Art | By Lee Lawrence