Hibiscus schizopetalus aka Japanese lantern is a species of Hibiscus
Hibiscus schizopetalus is a species of Hibiscus native to tropical eastern Africa in Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique. Its common names include fringed rosemallow, Japanese lantern, coral hibiscus, and spider hibiscus. Description Hibiscus schizopetalus is a shrub growing to 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall. The red or pink flowers are…
Alkekengi aka Chinese lantern is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family
Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Clade: Asterids Order: Solanales Family: Solanaceae Subfamily: Solanoideae Tribe: Physaleae Genus: AlkekengiMill. Species: A. officinarum Binomial name Alkekengi officinarumMoench Alkekengi officinarum,…
Stone lanterns
Stone lanterns (çŻç± /çŻçŻ/çŻæ„Œ, Chinese: dÄnglĂłng; Japanese: tĆrĆ, meaning ‘light basket’, ‘light tower’)[a] are a type of traditional East Asian lantern made of stone, wood, or metal. Originating in China, stone lanterns spread to Japan,…
ChĆzu-ya or temizu-ya is a Shinto water ablution pavilion
ChĆzu-ya or temizu-ya (ææ°Žè) is a Shinto water ablution pavilion for a ceremonial purification rite known as temizu or chĆzu (ææ°Ž, lit.â’hand-water’). The pavilion contains a large water-filled basin called a chĆzubachi (ææ°Žéą, lit.â’hand water basin’). At shrines, these chĆzubachi, are used by worshippers for washing their…
The act of washing the hands can also be considered as playing the suikinkutsu
A suikinkutsu (æ°ŽçŽçȘ, literally “water piano cave” in original Chinese or “water zither cave” in Japanese) is a type of Japanese garden ornament and music device. It consists of an upside down buried pot with…
Tsubo-niwa have been described as “quasi-indoor gardens”
A tsubo-niwa (ćȘćș/棷ćș/ă€ăŒă«ă) is a type of very small garden in Japan. The term tsuboniwa stems from tsubo (ćȘ), a unit of measurement (equal to 1Ă1 ken, the size of two tatami, roughly 3.3 square metres (36 sq ft)), and niwa, meaning “garden”. Other spellings of tsubo-niwa translate…
The roji is usually divided into an outer and inner garden
Roji (éČć°), lit. ‘dewy ground’, is the Japanese term used for the garden through which one passes to the chashitsu for the tea ceremony. The roji generally cultivates an air of simplicity. Development Sen no RikyĆ«Â is said to have…
Tsukubai, a washbasin provided at the entrance to a holy place
In Japan, a tsukubai (èčČèž) is a washbasin provided at the entrance to a holy place for visitors to purify themselves by the ritual washing of hands and rinsing of the mouth. This type…
Shishi-odoshi
Shishi-odoshi (éčżćšă) (literally, “deer-frightening” or “boar-frightening”), in a wide sense, refers to Japanese devices made to frighten away animals that pose a threat to agriculture, including kakashi (scarecrows), naruko (clappers) and sĆzu. In a narrower sense, it is synonymous with sĆzu.…
Sanxingdui (‘Three Star Mound’)
Sanxingdui (Chinese: äžæć ; pinyin: SÄnxÄ«ngduÄ«; lit. ‘Three Star Mound‘) is an archaeological site and a major Bronze Age culture in modern Guanghan, Sichuan, China. Largely discovered in 1986, following a preliminary finding in 1927, archaeologists excavated artifacts that radiocarbon dating placed in the twelfthâeleventh centuries BC. The archaeological site is the type…
Shi (personator)
The shi (Chinese: 氞; pinyin: shÄ«; WadeâGiles: sh’ih; lit. ‘corpse’) was a ceremonial “personator” who represented a dead relative during ancient Chinese ancestral sacrifices. In a shi ceremony, the ancestral spirit supposedly would enter the descendant “corpse” personator, who would eat and…
The lactating birds and the bees (gastrin, pepsin, etc)
Crop milk is a secretion from the lining of the crop of parent birds that is regurgitated to young birds. It is found among all pigeons and doves where it is referred to as pigeon milk. An analog…
