A garden lantern having a globular lamp housing with a mushroom-like roof, and a short cylindrical shaft. It is said to have been the favorite of Oda Urakusai, a tea master and younger brother of warlord Oda Nobunaga.
Japanese Garden Dictionary: A Glossary for Japanese Gardens and Their History
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