Stone lanterns, Ishid\u014dr\u014d (\u77f3\u706f\u7c60) in Japanese, are undoubtedly the most characteristic part of traditional Japanese gardens. The phenomenon originated in China more than a thousand years ago, where it also became part of traditional Japanese culture via Korea. Every Japanese shrine, such as a Buddhist temple or Shinto shrine, uses stone lanterns as a sacred light source. During the 16th century, stone lanterns became very popular among Japanese tea masters and were used in tea gardens to illuminate the path to the tea house. Since then, one or more stone lanterns have always been found in almost every traditional Japanese garden.<\/p>\n
A Japanese stone lantern consists of multiple separate parts that must be carefully stacked together. The perfect balance achieved here makes the lantern a very sturdy and durable whole. The various parts from top to bottom are: \u2013 H\u014dju\/H\u014dshu (\u5b9d\u73e0) \u2013 The jewel atop the lantern \u2013 Ukebana (\u8acb\u82b1) \u2013 The support for the jewel \u2013 Kasa (\u7b20) \u2013 The hat that protects the light house from the weather \u2013 Hibukuro (\u706b\u888b) \u2013 The light house \u2013 Ch\u016bdai (\u4e2d\u53f0) \u2013 The platform for the light house \u2013 Sao (\u7aff) \u2013 The pillar \u2013 Kiso (\u57fa\u790e) \u2013 The foundation \u2013 Kidan (\u57fa\u58c7) \u2013 The base platform<\/p>\n
The Eitoku-ji Gata Ishid\u014dr\u014d (\u6c38\u5fb3\u5bfa\u578b\u77f3\u706f\u7c60) is very characteristic for its square appearance. The type originated at the Eitoku-ji temple in \u014czu, Ehime prefecture, where it is also named after.<\/p>\n
This type of lantern normally has all the parts in square shapes, but this special model has most of the parts covered in a hexagonal shape by a wide square Kasa.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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