Japanese paper lantern significtaion "big sale" - DAI SERU - Ø8cm, H21cm
Japanese lanterns or chōchin are suspended by a hook fixed on the top. In today's Japan, the plastic chōchin with light bulbs are produced as novelties, souvenirs, for matsuri and gatherings. The first mention of a chōchin dates back to 1085 and one can be found in an illustration from 1536.
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