Rustic Lantern by TwoPynts
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Description
"Ten thousand flowers in spring the moon in autumn, a cool breeze in summer, snow in winter. If your mind isn't clouded by unnecessary things, this is the best season of your life." ~ Wu-men
Ishi-Doro Lanterns were originally introduced into Japan from China. The first ones were made of metal and primarily used to light doorways to temples and shrines. They were later made of stone for use in gardens, but it wasn't until they were introduced into Japanese tea gardens by tea-master Sen-no-Rikkyu that they really become a major garden element. Japanese tea ceremonies were often held in the evenings and light was needed to guide guests to the tea room. Aside from that though, the stone lanterns were primarily a decorative element and rarely used as a light source. Rustic Japanese lanterns are made to look rough hewn to blend easily into natural landscapes and hillsides. Originally, suitable shaped stones were piled on top of each other to form a lantern shape. Today the granite is rustically carved to precise sizes to give the rustic appearance yet balanced proportions. The example above appears to be a traditionally constructed version. -----
Thank you for your crimson comments on my last upload,
Oribe ~ Ishi-Doro
And for those of you that commented on the water, it is indeed caused by the tanins from leaves and pine needles, not by some genocidal goldfish bloodbath. (sorry KP)
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Olympus C-8080 & PhotoshopCS. (767)
Morikami Japanese Gardens, Boca Raton, FL, USA
Sponsored by: Kramer Kreations
Comments (24)
Compositionally superb!! Love the monochrome presentation!!
Quite lovely, both the art of the lantern, and your wonderful presentation!
excellent stone sculpture and capture
very good shot here
You got me curious as our neighbors down the street has some. Excellent series. Aloha
This looks very old! Bravo!
Great lighting flare FX Kort, sorta a cave-man version, something I think I could make, now where's that pick-axe got to ?...UGG ! ~Cheers~ :o)
Excellent. The contrast in this is wonderful.
This is excellent with the shadows and very good in b&W
Superb!*****!
Very intriguing subject, and the B&W doesn't hurt either!!
Next time I'm on the beach I'm going to look for stuff to build one. Lovely shot.
oh yes, very beautiful picture and excellent composition!!! I like this this strange form, EXCELLENT!!! Good day ;)
great find !
The b/w is perfect for this shot...enjoing the history lessons.
peacefull image.....
Another amazing image to add to the series! It brings me in the marvellous and astonoshing land.
JUST Amazing in sepia!!! A dreamy image for sure!!! Oh, and I LOOOOVVEEE your new avatar - LOL!!! Have a great week! 8;o)
Beautiful photo... like a lot !
Nice shot of the Ishi-Doro and the flora among the sharply contrasting light and shadow....sundial material here. Pretty good balancing act with the lantern, also.
"If your mind isn't clouded by unnecessary things, this is the best season of your life."...I say that,and my kids say I'm just being cheap...LOL...Gorgeous capture,Kortalouche.The play of light and dark is especially wonderful.-M :^)
Marvellous light and shadow play on this so beautiful taken BW photography! Thanks for sharing with us!!!
The art of balance in all things... excellent image Kort!!!!
Excellent greyscale colors picture shot!