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...The tasoya andon lanterns erected in the Yoshiwara red-light district were also a kind of street lamp. Inside the lantern was an oil dish, into which vegetable oil such as rapeseed oil was poured, and a wick was placed and lit. To hold down the wick in the oil dish and to stir it, a kakitate was used, which came in various shapes and sizes, made of metal or ceramic. Also, a type of candle called a hiyōsoku was made, which had a wick placed in the center of the dish. This had a longer flame than a normal oil dish, and because the oil did not get behind the dish, it was often used for hanging andon lanterns....

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…吉原遊郭内に建てられていた誰哉（たそや）行灯も一種の街灯であった。　行灯の内部には油皿をおき，これにナタネ油などの植物性油をつぎ，灯心を入れて点火したが，この油皿の中の灯心をおさえ，また灯心をかき立てるために，搔立（かきたて）というものが用いられ，これには金属製や陶製の種々な形態のものがあった。また灯心を皿の中央に立てるようにくふうした秉燭（ひようそく）とよぶものが作られたが，これはふつうの油皿よりも火のもちがよく，しかも油が皿裏にまわることもないので，多く掛行灯などに使用された。…

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