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maria tōrō マリア灯篭

Also referred to as Christian lanterns *kirishitan dōrō キリシタン灯籠.…

Architecture, Lanterns
meibutsudōrō 名物灯篭

Lanterns at shrines and temples which have come to be known as historically or aesthetically important.

Architecture, Lanterns
mizubotarugata tōrō 水蛍形灯籠

Firefly lantern type. An example of this small lantern can be seen near the edge of the boat dock at Katsura Rikyū 桂離宮 in…

Architecture, Lanterns
tōrō 灯籠 ✓

Also written 灯篭. A lantern. The earliest were introduced to Japan from China through Korea along with Buddhism in the 6th…

Architecture, Lanterns
tsuridōrō 釣灯籠 ✓

Also *kaitomoshi 掻灯. A lantern hung from the corner of the eaves of a…

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