The Japanese Lantern is a stone lantern in
West Potomac Park
West Potomac Park is a U.S. national park in Washington, D.C., adjacent to the National Mall. It includes the parkland that extends south of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, from the Lincoln Memorial to the grounds of the Washington Monumen ...
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Washington, D.C.
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It is located next to the
Tidal Basin, among the
cherry trees
A cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus ''Prunus'', and is a fleshy drupe (stone fruit).
Commercial cherries are obtained from cultivars of several species, such as the sweet ''Prunus avium'' and the sour ''Prunus cerasus''. The na ...
first planted in 1912. It is lighted during the annual
National Cherry Blossom Festival
The National Cherry Blossom Festival is a spring celebration in Washington, D.C., commemorating the March 27, 1912, gift of Prunus × yedoensis, Japanese cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo City to the city of Washington, D.C. Ozaki gave ...
.
A pair of lanterns were created in 1651, to mark the death of
Tokugawa Iemitsu
Tokugawa Iemitsu (徳川 家光, August 12, 1604 – June 8, 1651) was the third ''shōgun'' of the Tokugawa dynasty. He was the eldest son of Tokugawa Hidetada with Oeyo, and the grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Lady Kasuga was his wet nurse, who a ...
. The lantern was formerly located in
Ueno Park, where its twin remains.
The lantern was given by the governor of Tokyo to the people of the United States and was dedicated on March 30, 1954.
"Japanese Lantern, (sculpture)"
''SIRIS''
See also
* Japanese Pagoda (Washington, D.C.)
* List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 2
This is a list of public art in Ward 2 of Washington, D.C..
This list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artwork visible inside a museum.
Most of the works mentioned ...
References
External links
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Japanese-American culture in Washington, D.C.
Outdoor sculptures in Washington, D.C.
1651 sculptures
Granite sculptures in Washington, D.C.
1954 establishments in Washington, D.C.
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