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Japan Set Two Antique Orb Lanterns, Rare Find

$750per set
£569.39per set
€651.26per set
CA$1,047.86per set
A$1,165.45per set
CHF 608.56per set
MX$14,182.26per set
NOK 7,772.25per set
SEK 7,289per set
DKK 4,860.58per set
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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. May be suspended from their sturdy top loop handles. Convenient bottom access allows you to to place your favorite LED or candle inside. Handsome old rustic patina. Hand cast. Dimensions: 9 inches diameter to top of loop Hand cast. Hard to find this style today for the discerning garden or sculpture collection Lifetime guarantee of authenticity. About Japanese lanterns. Japan’s lantern tradition is a concept that was imported from India and has existed in Japanese temples and gardens since the 7th century. They were originally conceived as entrance lighting and guardians to temples and pagodas and when lit served as an offering to Buddha. Some of the earliest stone lanterns were carved with Buddhist images on the firebox and usually had compartments for an oil lamp or candle. Later on, they became more secular in nature, and their use evolved as functional and decorative elements in traditional Japanese tea gardens where they served as a spiritual source of light for evening tea ceremonies. Often carved from granite stone, today’s vintage survivors serve as fashionable aesthetic elements in modern day Japanese and Asian inspired gardens. Today, during festivals and ceremonies, rice paper is often cut to fit lantern windows to increase reflection of candles placed inside them. Soon these paper lenses disappear and for one special evening and event, the glow is surreal.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 9 in (22.86 cm)Diameter: 9 in (22.86 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 4
  • Style:
    Taisho (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Early 20th Century
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    South Burlington, VT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1289245867982

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