Japan Antique Cast Bronze "Flower & Hearts Lantern" Exquisite Details

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Japan Antique Cast Bronze "Flower & Hearts Lantern" Exquisite Details

About the Item

For your home, deck or favorite garden space - hang or place on its tripod feet Japan, a fine large antique heavy and hand cast bronze lantern with exquisite details of flowers and hearts , and cast from the early Taisho period- one of the finest we have handled in over ten years. May be suspended from sturdy loop handle or placed on any surface as it includes heavy cast feet. Easy door entgry enables your favorite candle sources. Handsome green patina. The striking and well proportioned old bronze is fashioned in solid bronze as roof kasa and light chamber or base Hibukuro or kiso all with patina from good age. Notice the lovely bronze flower motif grills on sides and superior intricately cast top with handle details. Heavy hand cast. Dimensions: 14 inches tall and 12 inches diameter, substantial Provenance: Old Tokyo garden Hand cast. Hard to find this quality today for the discerning garden or sculpture collection Lifetime guarantee of authenticity: All of our Asian works of art come with our lifetime authenticity guarantee. About Japanese stone lanterns. Japan’s stone lantern tradition is a concept that was imported from India and has existed in Japanese temples and gardens since the 7th century. Japan’s lantern tradition was 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 stone 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. Lifetime Guarantee of Authenticity.

Dimensions:
Height: 14 in (35.56 cm)Diameter: 12 in (30.48 cm)
Style:
Taisho (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Bronze,Cast,Hand-Crafted
Place of Origin:
Japan
Period:
Early 20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
Early 20th Century
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
South Burlington, VT
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU1289213456102