Water drop shoji lantern

This lantern has four panels backed by an elegant paper called ginwashi mizutama. Mizutama means drops of water, a motif that appears in the organic dot pattern on the paper. The paper also features intriguing fibers that impart texture to the light from the lamp.

The lantern base is just over 8" square, well proportioned for an end table or night stand.

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