Stone lantern - Ishidourou

Japanese: 石灯籠 - いしどうろう

A stone lantern. From top to bottom, its structure consists of a jewel, a shade, a fire box, a base, a pole, and a base. The ancient style from China and Korea was brought to Japan along with Buddhism, and was originally used as an offering to shrines and temples, with only one erected in the center of the front. The oldest surviving example from the early Nara period can be found in front of the main hall of Taima-ji Temple. From the Momoyama period onwards, they were also used in tea gardens and ordinary gardens. Shrine and temple lanterns have standard shapes that are octagonal, hexagonal, and square, but garden lanterns deviate from these standards, and various new types were devised.

Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information

Japanese:

石で造られた灯籠。構造は上から宝珠，笠，火袋，中台，竿，基礎の部分から成る。中国，朝鮮の古代の形式が仏教とともに日本に伝わり，本来は社寺への献灯のために用いられ，正面中央に1基だけ立てた。当麻 (たいま) 寺金堂前に奈良時代前期の最古の遺品がある。桃山時代以降，茶庭や一般庭園にも用いられた。社寺系の灯籠は八角型，六角型，四角型で規格があるが，庭系のものはこの規格からはずされ，種々の新型が考案された。

出典　ブリタニカ国際大百科事典小項目事典ブリタニカ国際大百科事典小項目事典について　情報

<<: Ishidojo - Ishidojo

>>: Stone Pagoda Yoshimoto - Ishido Yoshimoto