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ikekomigata tōrō いけこみ形灯籠

Also written 生込み形灯籠. A lantern which lacks a base; the stem is inserted directly into the ground. Most lanterns of this type…

Architecture, Lanterns
niwadōrō 庭灯篭

Lit. "garden lantern." Lanterns, not for exclusive use in gardens, but are also placed at shrines and at roadsides. One…

Architecture, Lanterns
nuresagigata tōrō 濡鷺形灯籠

Lit. "wet-heron type." A lantern with six uniform sides and a long, thick bell-shaped canopy without…

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