Hand-carved granite lanterns are a popular focal point in many Japanese gardens, coming in a huge assortment of different sizes, styles and shapes, round and square, tall and short, stone and granite. Smaller metal lanterns are designed to hang from pergolas, shrines and trees, soon weathering and becoming rusty.
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