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Style: Taisho
Japan Fine Antique Bronze Table Lamp With Writhing Dragon
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a Fine jumbo sized 13" antique heavy hand cast bronze round lantern with exquisite details from the early Taisho period- one of the finest we have handled in over ten years. ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
$1,520 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Antique Pair Double Pagoda Lighting Lanterns
Located in South Burlington, VT
Hard to find Pair (2) "double pagoda roof" form garden lanterns
Japan, an attractive and sturdy antique lantern pair with a "Double Pagoda Roof" motif.
Fine original used garden c...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Lanterns
Materials
Iron
$512 Sale Price / set
46% Off
Pair Japanese Bronze Pagoda Temple Lanterns, Taisho Period, circa 1920, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
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...
Category
1920s Japanese Vintage Taisho Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
Japan Set Two Antique Orb Lanterns, Rare Find
Located in South Burlington, VT
Unusual Opportunity
Hard to find set of two (2) matching modernist round orb lanterns.
Japan, a set of hand cast round lanterns coming from a New England garden, Taisho period. ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Lanterns
Materials
Iron
$536 Sale Price / set
28% Off
Japanese Tall Antique Classic Electrified Temple Table Lamp Emits Serene Light
Located in South Burlington, VT
Special Antique Electrified Temple Lantern - Fine Interior Lighting Choice, One-Of-A-Kind
Japan, a handsome tall classic antique Temple Lantern enhanced with new interior paper and...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Lanterns
Materials
Bronze
$920 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Antique Sun Faced Pagoda Roof Lantern
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare Japanese "Sun Face" Garden Lantern
Iconic design..........
This beautifully hand-cast lantern sculpture in a classic Japanese pagoda form with a "sun face" on all four side p...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Lanterns
Materials
Iron
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Taisho lanterns for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Taisho lanterns for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage lanterns created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, asian art and furniture, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Taisho lanterns made in a specific country, there are Asia, East Asia, and Japan pieces for sale on 1stDibs. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for lanterns differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $150 and tops out at $3,950 while the average work can sell for $500.
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