rikyuugata tourou 　利休形灯籠

KEY WORD :　architecture / lanterns

A type of lantern. Lanterns of various shapes may be called rikyuugata. It is difficult to judge which are authentic and which are not because the name was used indiscriminately at a later date. Generally this type of lantern has a long canopy with a turned-up roof and bracken-shoot *warabitede 蕨手 decorations. The flame holder itself is a rounded drum shape; the stem is cylindrical and short with a joint running around the middle. There are other related types of lanterns such as yamadera rikyuu 山寺利休, naniwa rikyuu 難波利休, rikyuu byakutayuu 利休白太夫, rikyuu senbanagata 利休千花形, rikyuukaku 利休角; all differ slightly from one another.

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