Japanese Pair Old Gilt Cast "Wise Owl" 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...

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...

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...

First we have seen This unusual architectural pair (2) of old vintage church form lighting lanterns are remarkable examples cast long ago likely in a very limited original number....

Handsome examples- first of this design we have seen. Fine quality with original rustic garden patina. A special and unique matching pair of tallest old "trellis" design lanter...

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

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...

Since ancient times, people have created and passed down necessary tools from familiar materials to survive in the severe struggle against nature, and have nurtured a lifestyle cultu...

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...

This is an old Japanese wood carving of a chimpanzee. It is from the mid-Showa period (1940s-1960s). It is made of camphorwood. It is a dynamic work boldly carved from a large tree....

This is an old Japanese monkey wood carving. This wood carving is estimated to have been made between 1950 and 1970. The artist's name and other d...