stone lantern

noun

1. (in Japan) an intricately carved lantern of stone, often placed in a garden or before a shrine.
2. a usually inexpensive reproduction of this, often made of cast metal.

Example Sentences

And on Thursday morning, fans heading to those cheap seats passed a new addition to the ballpark: an eight-foot stone lantern given as a gift to the Dodgers in the 1960s by a famous Japanese sports columnist, Sotaro Suzuki, who helped draw the Dodgers to Japan for a good-will tour in 1956, two years before the team left Brooklyn for Los Angeles.

From New York Times

For Kimi Ego, a longtime Dodger fan, the lantern has a special meaning, and she cried when she saw it: Her father was a close friend of Suzuki’s, and for years, before her father died in 2000, he took care of the stone lantern, which was then tucked into a hillside beyond the outfield bleachers, and trimmed the plants and shrubs surrounding it.

From New York Times

No crowd will gather for the traditional lighting of the 17-century stone lantern on the Tidal Basin this weekend, because Washington’s annual Cherry Blossom Festival will be online.

From Washington Post

Suddenly there was a brilliant flash of light that illuminated a stone lantern in his garden.

From Washington Post

I especially remember a 2007 ceremony with Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne at the 17th-century Japanese stone lantern.

From Washington Post