BYU Studies Quarterly
Keywords
Mormon studies, Japanese lantern, metal lantern, Japan
Abstract
Two bronze Japanese lanterns, or kane doro, acquired by Brigham Young University date to 1716 and originally were placed in a courtyard of a mausoleum of a member of a noble family in Japan. The author describes the lanterns and their symbolic meaning.
Recommended Citation
Cammann, Schuyler
(1965)
"The Pair of Japanese Bronze Lanterns at Brigham Young University,"
BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 6:
Iss.
3, Article 4.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol6/iss3/4