Close-up of a Japanese's Stone Lantern, at the Royal Botanic Garden, Kew

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The second oldest stone lantern in Japan, found at Kasuga Shrine, is a yūnoki-dōrō or citron tree stone lantern. This style goes back to at least as the Heian period. The post has rings carved at the bottom, middle and top, and the hexagonal base and middle platform are carved with lotuses. The umbrella is simple and has neither warabite nor an ukebana.[1] The yunoki seems to stem from a citron tree that used to stand near the lantern at Kasuga Shrine.[11] This type of lantern became popular in tea house gardens during the Edo Period.

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Size: 2048px × 3072px
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Photo credit: © John Gaffen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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