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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 can almost always be found in nearly every traditional Japanese garden.<\/p>\n<p>A Japanese stone lantern consists of several separate parts that must be carefully stacked on top of each other. The perfect balance thus created makes the lantern a very sturdy and durable whole. The different parts from top to bottom are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>H\u014dju\/H\u014dshu (\u5b9d\u73e0) \u2013 The jewel on top of the lantern<\/li>\n<li>Ikebana (\u8acb\u82b1) \u2013 The support of the jewel<\/li>\n<li>Kasa (\u7b20) \u2013 The hat that protects the lantern house from the weather<\/li>\n<li>Hibukuro (\u706b\u888b) \u2013 The fire box<\/li>\n<li>Ch\u016bdai (\u4e2d\u53f0) \u2013 The platform for the light chamber<\/li>\n<li>Sao (\u7aff) \u2013 The pillar<\/li>\n<li>Kiso (\u57fa\u790e) \u2013 The foundation<\/li>\n<li>Kidan (\u57fa\u58c7) \u2013 The base platform<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The S\u014djishi Gata Ishid\u014dr\u014d (\u53cc\u7345\u5b50\u578b\u77f3\u706f\u7c60) is one of the most special variants among Japanese stone lanterns. This is thanks to their very unique appearance with, instead of a regular Sao pillar, two upright Shishi lions holding up the top part of the lantern. The Shishi lions are seen as protective spirits for temples, shrines, and in this case the sacred light of the stone lantern. The name S\u014djishi (\u53cc\u7345\u5b50) means twin Shishi in Japanese, which reflects their special role.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stone lanterns, Ishid\u014dr\u014d (\u77f3\u706f\u7c60) in Japanese, are without a doubt the most characteristic element of the traditional Japanese garden. The phenomenon originated more than a thousand years ago in China, from where it also became part of traditional Japanese culture via Korea. 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