Japanese Lantern (Boston)

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The lantern in 2010
Japanese Lantern (Boston)
Location Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Coordinates 42°21′16″N71°04′13″W / 42.35439°N 71.07029°W / 42.35439; -71.07029 Coordinates: 42°21′16″N71°04′13″W / 42.35439°N 71.07029°W / 42.35439; -71.07029

Japanese Lantern is a 1587 lantern sculpture, installed in Boston Public Garden, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The lantern was gifted to the city by Bunkio Matsuki in 1904. [1]

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References

  1. "Japanese Lantern, 1587". cultureNOW. Retrieved 2019-11-23.