Japan Antique Tall Stone Garden Lantern hand carved perfect tea garden, 1920'ss

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Japan Antique Tall Stone Garden Lantern hand carved perfect tea garden, 1920'ss

About the Item

Japan, a tall elegant and scarce hand carved stone lantern dating to the 1920s. This 36 inch high by 20 inch diameter lantern is wonderful in its design simplicity and would be appropriate for any Mid-Century Modern, arts and crafts or traditional setting, Carved from solid granite by Japanese specialized artisans over 80 years ago. This is a handsome and hard to find style. Measurements: 36 inches high The striking and well proportioned hand-carved sculpture is fashioned in two parts from granite. Hand made, Hand carved hard to find today Provenance: Old Japanese Nagoya garden. Many of our customers place oil candles inside the main section making a romantic and enjoyable decorative accent for entertaining friends and family. It's a perfect choice for your indoor or outdoor garden space. Schneible Fine Arts has been dealing in authentic Japanese antique garden ornaments, lanterns and water basins for many years. Mr. Schneible personally travels to Japan each year to meet his network partners who assist him in finding best examples. He personally inspects each antique ornament to ensure its old age, authenticity and quality condition. After accumulating a group, they are imported to Vermont and Maine in large containers. This method keeps shipping costs low and enables us to offer them to you at reasonable prices. We carefully pack and ship to clients all-over the USA and at reasonable shipping costs. Lifetime guarantee of authenticity: All of our Asian works of art come with our Lifetime Authenticity Guarantee. We are members of the North American Japanese Garden Association (NAJGA) specializing for ten years now in old and authentic Japanese stone garden ornaments. History of Japanese lanterns: In Japan a tōrō (lantern) is a traditional lantern made of stone, wood, or metal. Like many other elements of Japanese traditional architecture, it originated in China. In Japan, tōrō were originally used only in Buddhist temples, where they lined and illuminated paths and lighted lanterns were then considered an offering. In its complete, original form the lantern represents five elements of Buddhist cosmology: Bottom touching the ground, represents chi, the earth, the next section represents sui, or water, ka or fire, is represented by the section encasing the lantern's light or flame, while fū (air) and kū (void or spirit) are represented by the last two sections, top-most and pointing towards the sky. These last two sections express the IDEA that after death our physical bodies will go back to their original, elemental form.

Dimensions:
Height: 36 in (91.44 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)Depth: 20 in (50.8 cm)
Style:
Taisho (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Granite,Hand-Carved
Place of Origin:
Japan
Period:
Early 20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
Early 20th Century
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Bottom of granite base has attached remnants of old plaster/concrete which wopuld disappear when installed in a garden.
Seller Location:
South Burlington, VT
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU128924653383