2. a group of models or motionless figures arranged as if in a painting_________The word tableau has appeared in 96 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Dec. 17 in “There Are No Children Here. Just Lots of Life-Size Dolls” by Motoko Rich:NAGORO, Japan — The last children were born in the remote mountain village of Nagoro 18 years ago. Now, just over two dozen adults live in this outpost straddling a river on the Japanese island of Shikoku. But on a recent bright autumn Sunday, Tsukimi Ayano brought the school back to life. Ms. Ayano, 70, had arrayed more than 40 handmade dolls in a lifelike tableau on the grounds of the shuttered school.

Source: New York Times January 09, 2020 06:56 UTC