6" Japanese Kasuga Granite Poly Stone Miniature Shinto Shrine Bonsai Statue 90-6

Description: Edo Meiji Period Kasuga Gata Japanese Granite PolyStone Lantern Recommended for medium size Bonsai garden arrangements and Shinto shrine dioramas, aquariums, Asian displays, indoor decorations, etc. Height: 6"inches. Weight: 7.45 ounces. The two most common types of dai-dōrō are the bronze lantern and the stone lantern. The Kasuga Gata Japanese stone lantern is the most popular stone lantern all over Japan. Originated at the Kasuga Shrine in Nara Japan. Often features a carved deer on the firebox. The umbrella, the fire box and the fire box base are hexagonal in shape. The base is decorated with lotus petals. * PolyStone miniature statues are detailed scale copies of original traditional Asian lanterns and pagodas. * PolyStone miniature statues are made of genuine granite stone powder and resin compound by an injection mold casting process and are non-toxic.* Sizes are approximate, some statues consist of several separately made molded cast parts that are hand assembled together.* Statues may have imperfections from the mold casting process and hand assembly or superficial marks from cleaning and polishing. * Statues are bubble wrapped and packaged in the original box with illustration and stock#. * Granite is a very dense, durable and hard natural stone that will last a lifetime ... and many times be passed on ... for many generations to come Architecture The architectural style of Kasuga-taisha comes from the name of its main hall (honden) known as Kasuga-zukuri. The shrine complex is protected by four cloisters and contains a main sanctuary, treasure house, several different halls, and large gates. One beautiful aspect of this shrine is the many wisteria trees known as "Sunazuri-no-Fuji" that bloom in late April and early May. This shrine is also home to over 3,000 lanterns which are made of either stone or bronze. An entire hall is devoted to them which is Fujinami-no-ya Hall but the lanterns are only lit during the Setsubun Mantoro and Chugen Mantoro festivals. Origin: The birth of this shrine, according to legend, began when the first kami of Kasuga-taisha, Takemikazuchi, rode on the back of a white deer to the top of Mount Mikasa in 768 CE. This kami is said to have traveled from the Kashima Jingu Shrine in order to protect Nara. The shrine location first received favor from the Imperial government in the Heian period as a result of the power from the Fujiwara family as well as Empress Shōtoku. From 1871 through 1946, Kasuga Shrine was officially designated one of the Kanpei-taisha (官幣大社), meaning that it stood in the first rank of government supported shrines. Religious significance The four main kami enshrined here are Ame no koyane, Himegami, Futsunushi no mikoto, and Takemikazuchi no mikoto. Though these are the primary divine beings of Kasuga taisha, they are often grouped together as a syncretic, combined deity known as Kasuga Daimyōjin. Kasuga Daimyōjin is composed of five divine beings and each consists of a Buddhist deity and Shinto kami counterpart. The fifth deity, Ame no oshikumone, was added much later and is said to be the divine child of Ame no koyane and Himegami. The importance of the multifaceted kami was that it became a template for future worshipers who wanted to combine several deities to pray to at once.

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Location: Penngrove, California

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