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hiage-ishi 灯上石 Also kazari-ishi 飾石, hitomoshi-ishi 火灯石, tenka-ishi 点火石. Originally, the stone on which a flame was placed before it was… Architecture, Lanterns
higuchi 灯口

Also 火口. Openings around the flame holder *hibukuro 火袋 of a lantern…

Architecture, Lanterns
honka dōrō 本歌灯籠

Lanterns, usually found at shrines or temples, with sufficient aesthetic and historical fame to warrant copying by later…

Architecture, Lanterns
hōtōgata tōrō 宝塔形灯籠

An unusual type of pagoda-shaped lantern found in a graveyard at Tsubakidera 椿寺 near Kitano Tenmangū 北野天満宮 in Kyoto.…

Architecture, Lanterns
rengejigata tōrō 蓮華寺形灯籠

1 Rengeji type lantern. So named because a pair of these lanterns stand in front of the main building at…

Architecture, Lanterns
Rikyūgata tōrō 利休形灯籠

A type of lantern. Lanterns of various shapes may be called Rikyūgata. It is difficult to judge which are authentic…

Architecture, Lanterns

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JAANUS is the on-line Dictionary of Japanese Architectural and Art Historical Terminology compiled by Dr. Mary Neighbour Parent.

Originally built by the Atsumi International Scholarship Foundation, it is now hosted and maintained by the Media Center for Art History at Columbia University