Stone lanterns, Ishid\u014dr\u014d (\u77f3\u706f\u7c60) in Japanese, are undoubtedly 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. Every Japanese sanctuary, 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 can almost always be found in nearly every traditional Japanese garden.<\/p>\n
This stone lantern is a particularly interesting example, as it is actually an old bridge post, known in Japanese as Rankan (\u6b04\u5e72). Where this Rankan used to be found on the side of a bridge, it now has a new life as an element of the Japanese garden. The reuse of materials in the Japanese garden is very common and beautifully aligns with the philosophical concept of Wabi-Sabi.<\/p>\n
On the side of the Rankan is a Japanese inscription engraved that refers to the construction period of the bridge where it used to be part of. The text translates roughly as: Delivered in January, year 2 (\u4e8c\u5e74\u4e00\u6708\u5efa\u7d0d). Year 2 refers to the second year of the Meiji period, which is the same as 1869.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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