{"product_id":"japanese-restaurant-lantern","title":"Japanese Restaurant Lantern","description":"\u003ch2\u003eJapanese Restaurant Lantern With a Red Crab and Kani Calligraphy\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRestaurants in Japan tend to do one thing. A shop serves eel, or soba, or grilled chicken, or crab, and it says so on the lantern outside. The specialty is written in a few brush strokes, large enough to be read from the end of the street, and the customer knows what the kitchen does before pushing the curtain aside. Crab houses are among the most recognizable of all, from the winter ports of the Sea of Japan to the famous giant crab sign above Dotonbori in Osaka.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Japanese restaurant lantern belongs to that family. A red crab, drawn with a loose brush and its claws raised, fills the upper part of the shade. Under it, two thick black hiragana spell \u003cem\u003ekani\u003c\/em\u003e, crab. A small boxed label and a round red seal reading \u003cem\u003eshinsen\u003c\/em\u003e, fresh, complete the composition the way a stamp completes a painting. The palette is the one found on market stalls: black ink, one red, white ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lantern is built like a traditional \u003cem\u003echochin\u003c\/em\u003e, with a spiral frame that forms the ribs and black caps at top and bottom. Its shade is a coated fabric, more durable than paper and resistant to the steam and humidity of a kitchen. It hangs by a ring, and a small bulb or LED inside lights the white surface from within.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a Japanese restaurant lantern, it is made for a seafood counter, a sushi bar, an izakaya or a market stand, alone at the door or in a line above the pass. At home, it suits a kitchen, a dining corner or a covered terrace where shellfish is served in summer. Anyone who has eaten crab in Hokkaido or Kanazawa will recognize it at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is offered in two sizes and folds flat. Several lanterns with different specialties, hung side by side, recreate the look of a Japanese food alley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSizes: 6 x 10 in (15 x 25 cm) or 8 x 14 in (20 x 35 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShade: coated fabric over a ribbed frame, water resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign: red crab with kani calligraphy and red seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack caps at top and bottom, hanging ring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds flat for storage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSold individually, bulb not included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"JAPAN CLOTHING","offers":[{"title":"15 x 25 cm","offer_id":54651785511259,"sku":"14:1202#2;200325262:202624831#15X25cm","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20 x 35 cm","offer_id":54651785478491,"sku":"14:1202#2;200325262:202624832#20X35cm","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/9300\/2473\/files\/japanese-restaurant-lantern_1.jpg?v=1793958262","url":"https:\/\/japan-clothing.com\/products\/japanese-restaurant-lantern","provider":"JAPAN CLOTHING","version":"1.0","type":"link"}