Japanese Big Pair Iris and Flower Lighting Lanterns

Pair bursting brilliant night light in all directions! From our recent Japanese acquisitions in original condition with attractive verdigris and gilding present. Hard to find pa...

Hand painted pair (2) rooster and hen lighting lanterns bursting with night light Stunning beams of night light during special evening soirees. From our recent Japanese American garden acquisitions and with their surfaces this attractive and heavily hand cast pair (2) old vintage lanterns...

First we've seen Seven (7) squirrels with acorns - handpainted delight This handsome Japanese hand painted quality "Squirrels" lantern is a special find and an authentic old w...

Fishing friends delight This unusual pair (2) of Jumping Trout or Bass fish themed hand painted iron garden lanterns is the first pair of this design we h...

First pair we've seen A great pair (2) of squirrel lighting lanterns- first pair we've seen this style. These handsome Japanese hand painted quality "Squirrel" lantern are a speci...

From our recent Japanese Acquisitions Japan, this handsome quality pair (2) of large swiveling "Globe" lanterns is a special find and authentic old works of art. Their rare d...

3-834 Antique Indian oversized hand crafted unique sculpture / candle lantern.  

Spectacular pair of temple vases filled with golden lotus flowers. This set is called "Jyôka" and is placed on or next to an altar in a Buddhist temple. Made with meticulous techniqu...

A delightful and mischievous pair of Japanese carved and lacquered wood Inari foxes, kitsune, dated Showa year twenty six, corresponding to 1951, Japan. T...

A good quality pair of Japanese bronze and enamel pagoda shaped garden lanterns. Each with a patinated bright bronze finish and multicolored classical enamel decoration, circa 1900.

An elegant pair of Japanese cast and lacquered bronze pagoda lanterns, Taisho Period, circa 1920, Japan. The lanterns a true pair, with mirrored decorations and lantern doors opening in opposite directions. The lanterns of traditional toro form, cast in bronze, and lacquered. Each lantern comprised of three parts - the "roof", the "fire box", and the pedestal. This type of pedestal lantern is called a dai-doro, as opposed to the hanging lantern type, tsuri-doro. The hexagonal roof of the lantern, reminiscent of temples or pagodas, features a wonderful, dense cloud pattern with three heart-shaped cutouts, known as inome, or boar's eye. The roof topped by a hoju, the Buddhist flaming Jewel of Wisdom. Each of the six corners feature a fantastic shachihoko, mythical beasts with the face of a tiger and body of a fish. Bells are suspended from the shachihoko. The globular body of the lantern features four pierced panels with the three leaf hollyhock mon of the Tokugawa clan surrounded by a karakusa pattern of scrolling vines. One panel serving as a hinged door with a lock stylized as the Three Jewels...

A charming and mischievous pair of Japanese carved, gilt and painted komainu, often mistaken for foo dogs or foo lions, Showa Period, 1920's, Japan. The two komainu, or guardian lions, are portrayed seated upon their haunches, heads slightly turned. The two beasts are well carved, with wonderful musculature, flowing manes, and bushy tails. Their faces a mix of ferocious and comical. The eyes of reverse painted glass with gilt highlights. One is a true komainu, (lion-dog), with a horn on its head, and its mouth closed. The other is a shishi, (lion), with its mouth open, and no horn. The komainu sports a mane and tail pigmented blue with gilt highlights. The shishi sports a mane and tail pigmented green with gilt highlights. Both figures richly gilt in gold lacquer. Komainu are protective beings, similar to foo lions or foo dogs...