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Miyoshi Lantern
The name of the originator "Miyoshi" is carved in
the face of this elegant granite lantern. This is a classic
ikekomi-gata (buried) style Japanese lantern. The lantern has two
window openings, one on the front and one in the back. Small moon
shaped windows grace the other two sides. |
Oribe Lantern
First produced in the Momyana period by
warlord Furuta Oribe, oribe lanterns are
among the oldest Japanese garden lanterns known. The stone lantern
is a classic representation of a "planted" style for they do not
have a base at the bottom. The oribe lantern has a carved Buddha
at the base of the lantern and often thought of it to be that of a
praying missionary, thus sometimes it is referred to as the
"Christian" lantern
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