Granitoid Lanterns...
Remember that stone lantern obsession I told you about?
Well, I wasn't kidding!
Stone lanterns were originally used to provide a subtle light during tea ceremonies. The shape of these lanterns were not standardised but were generally comprised of the following 6 features: kurin (ornamental top), kasa (cap), hibukuro (light chamber), chudai (middle stand), sao (post) & jirin (base). Nowadays, you can find at least one example of a granite lantern in a Japanese garden - I usually manage to locate more than one :)
(Picture taken at Kaminoike - Upper Pond, Shinjuku Gyoen)
Well, I wasn't kidding!
Stone lanterns were originally used to provide a subtle light during tea ceremonies. The shape of these lanterns were not standardised but were generally comprised of the following 6 features: kurin (ornamental top), kasa (cap), hibukuro (light chamber), chudai (middle stand), sao (post) & jirin (base). Nowadays, you can find at least one example of a granite lantern in a Japanese garden - I usually manage to locate more than one :)
(Picture taken at Kaminoike - Upper Pond, Shinjuku Gyoen)
posted by verniciousknids @ 11:57 pm
7 Comments:
At 12:30 pm,
Lou said…
Very serene. A great place to just sit and meditate or read or doodle. Fascinating picture!
At 12:51 am,
verniciousknids said…
Serene is not usually the first word people think of when they think of Tokyo; but if you look hard enough you can find pockets of peacefulness!
At 3:06 am,
Anonymous said…
This is so beautiful, you are so lucky to be living here and I love the pics you post :-)
At 3:42 am,
Anonymous said…
GRANITOID. HAHAHA
At 12:19 am,
verniciousknids said…
Antonia: I'm glad you enjoy them...and you are right, I am lucky to be living here :)
Anon: Glad you were amused!
At 3:32 pm,
Anonymous said…
This pic is awesome!!!
At 10:35 pm,
verniciousknids said…
I like it too x baby :)
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