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okidōrō 沖灯籠 ✓

A lantern placed in the water or near the water's edge. These can be clearly viewed from rocks or a boat, and boats use them…

Architecture, Lanterns
oribe dōrō 織灯籠

A small lantern used to light pathways. It is baseless and inserted directly into the earth. On top is a spherical jewel *…

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