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Gave Up? I was right there (on the left!) Anyway, The chōchin (lantern) has a frame of split bamboo wound in a spiral. Paper or silk protect the flame from wind. The earliest record of a chōchin dates to 1085. Download

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  TYO_AsakusaSensojiTemple (41).JPG - Gave Up?  I was right there (on the left!)  Anyway, The chōchin (lantern) has a frame of split bamboo wound in a spiral. Paper or silk protect the flame from wind.  The earliest record of a chōchin dates to 1085.  
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