Japanese lanterns
Folding paper lights
Japanese lanterns are decorative paper lanterns, typically collapsible, with a candle or light inside a wire or bamboo frame covered in translucent paper.
They're associated with Asian festivals and outdoor celebrations: The garden was strung with Japanese lanterns.
The term also refers to a plant (Physalis alkekengi) whose papery orange seed pods resemble the lanterns.
Japanese handmade fiber paper
- paperPressed pulp for writing
- bambooTall woody grass
- frameSupporting outer structure
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
mulberry · translucent · folding · brushwork · calligraphy · painting · kanji · artisan
Japanese ceremonial drum
- shrineSacred devotional place
- templeSacred worship structure
- yukataLight Japanese cotton garment
- summerYear's warmest season
stalls · sake · fireworks · procession · ceremony · celebration · parade · gathering
Gracefully refined, tasteful
- refinedPurified or cultured
- gracefulElegant in movement
- sereneUntroubled and composed
- zenMeditative calm
minimalism · harmony · understated · tranquil · subtle · artistic · tasteful · traditional
washi
Japanese handmade fiber paper
handmade · mulberry · translucent · folding · brushwork · calligraphy · painting · kanji · artisan · craftsmanship
taiko
Japanese ceremonial drum
summer · stalls · sake · fireworks · procession · ceremony · celebration · parade · gathering · spectacle
elegant
Gracefully refined, tasteful
zen · minimalism · harmony · understated · tranquil · subtle · artistic · tasteful · traditional · ornamental
tradition
Custom passed through generations
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ShintoJapanese animistic tradition
- BuddhismEnlightenment-seeking Eastern religion
symbolism · ancestry · remembrance · spirits · ancestors · ritual · sacred · temple · shrine · respect
glow
Steady, soft light
- candlelightLuminescence from burning wick
- radianceGlowing luminous quality
- shimmerTremulous, wavering light
flicker · warmth · ambiance · luminescence · twinkle · beacon · nightfall · pathway · floating · reflection
- Asian decorbamboo furniture, bonsai, pagoda, zen garden, shoji screens
Japanese lanternscrystal chandeliers
Ornamental hanging light fixtures
fluorescent tubes · floodlights · Tiffany lamps · neon signs · surgical lights