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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
yukimi dōrō 雪見灯籠

An unusual type of lantern. Like the *oribe dōrō 織部灯籠, its form is…

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