Fat Candle - Shisoku

Japanese: 脂燭 - しそく
Fat Candle - Shisoku
One of the indoor lighting devices used from around the Heian period. It is made by cutting a piece of pine wood into a length of 40-50 cm and a diameter of about 1 cm, wrapping the base in blue paper, and lighting the tip. It is also written as kamishoku (paper candle), because some people apply oil to the tip of the paper and light the fire.

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Japanese:
平安時代頃から用いられた室内の照明具の一つ。マツの木を長さ 40~50cm,太さ径約 1cmほどに削り,根元を青紙で巻き先に火を点ずるもの。またこよりの先に油を塗って火を点ずるものもあるところから,紙燭とも書く。

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