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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
sankaku tōrō 三角灯篭

A variation on the *yukimi dōrō 雪見灯籠. This type of lantern is found in the…

Architecture, Lanterns
sankō tōrō 三光灯籠

An unusual lantern style found along the pond at Katsura Rikyū 桂離宮, Kyoto. It is a small, rectangular box-shaped lantern…

Architecture, Lanterns
sekidōgata ishidōrō 石幢形石灯籠

A type of stone lantern, ishidōrō 石灯籠. Shaped like a Buddhist memorial *sekidō…

Architecture, Lanterns
shinzengata tōrō 神前形灯籠

A lantern type that was designed after the Edo period for exclusive use for votive lights at shrines; it is not used for…

Architecture, Lanterns
sōtōgata tōrō 層塔形灯籠

A lantern built for gardens in the form of a multi-storied stone pagoda with a flame holder. A famous example may be found…

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