About Lanterns

Japanese stone lanterns were first used in ancient Shinto shrines where they served as votive lights. In the sixteenth century, Japanese tea masters included the stone lantern in Buddhist tea gardens as a means to light the way with their rustic beauty and rich light. From classic to contemporary, Stone Forest lanterns are informed by this centuries-old tradition.
Stone Forest has been hand carving traditional Japanese lanterns and our own original stone lantern designs for 20 years. Whether you are looking for a traditional Japanese stone lantern or a more contemporary addition to your landscape, our lantern selection has a quality you will not find anywhere else.
Our traditional Japanese stone lanterns are made to exacting Japanese specifications. Stone Forest can custom carve any style Japanese lantern at your request.

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Blue-Gray Granite. The kotoji lantern has two legs.

GL10-36, 250lbs. $498 Freight not calculated More Info

Description: The Kotoji Lantern measures 36"H x 36"W.

This iconic Japanese stone lantern likes to have one foot in the water (or faux stream) and one on dry land. In our garden gallery it has an honored location near the waterfall. Kotoji means "harp tuner" in Japanese and is so named because the legs are said to resemble the tuning fork of a Japanese harp. We carve the Kotoji stone lantern in blue-gray granite. It has a total of nine pieces including the base supports for the legs which act to stabilize the Kotoji.

Kotojis are not drilled for electrification.

To learn more about Stone Lanterns, check out our blog article here: Stone Forest | Blog

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