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ukeza 受座

The indentation in the middle of the base *kiso 基礎 of a lantern…

Architecture, Lanterns
unbokugata tōrō 雲卜形灯籠

A type of lantern. These six-sided lanterns are the same as the kasuga type, but they were carved by a stonemason…

Architecture, Lanterns
urizanegata tōrō 瓜実形灯籠

An unusual type of lantern where the flame window is shaped like a *muhōtō…

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