stone lantern
Americannoun
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(in Japan) an intricately carved lantern of stone, often placed in a garden or before a shrine.
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a usually inexpensive reproduction of this, often made of cast metal.
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I especially remember a 2007 ceremony with Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at the 17th-century Japanese stone lantern.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 9, 2020
The stone lantern will be lit again in other years.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 9, 2020
Commemorating the opening of trade between Japan and the U.S., the stone lantern was a gift from the governor of Tokyo.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 17, 2018
No crowd will gather for the traditional lighting of the 17-century stone lantern on the Tidal Basin this weekend, because Washington’s annual Cherry Blossom Festival will be online.
From Washington Post
As it did not show well there, an iron lantern was erected in 1727 above this, in the place of the old stone lantern, and coal was then used for fuel instead of wood.
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