Japan Tea Lantern Hand-Carved Granite Perfect Indoor or Outdoor

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Japan Tea Lantern Hand-Carved Granite Perfect Indoor or Outdoor

About the Item

Japan, a fine easily portable hand-carved granite stone tea lantern with square roof measures 24 inches high and 13 inches wide, Showa period 1940s-1950s. Carved from solid granite by Japanese specialized artisans over 50 years ago. This is a handsome example, a little gem in this simple convenient and portable size. The striking and well proportioned hand-carved sculpture as an Oribe style lantern fashioned in four parts from granite as roof kasa and light chamber/base Hibukuro/kiso all with patina. Furuta Oribe (1544 – July 6, 1615), influenced this design- a style of stone lantern for the roji tea garden, known as Oribe-doro. Provenance: Old Kyoto Prefecture garden- this is an authentic Japanese carved lantern. Handmade perfect portable garden size. 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. Lifetime guarantee of authenticity: All of our Asian works of art come with our Lifetime Authenticity Guarantee. History of Japanese lanterns: In Japan a to¯ro¯ (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, to¯ro¯ 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 fu¯ (air) and ku¯ (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. Furuta Oribe (1544 – July 6, 1615), whose birth name was Furuta Shigenari (?? ??), was a daimyo and celebrated master of the Japanese tea ceremony. His teacher in the tea ceremony was Sen no Rikyu. He became the foremost tea master in the land after Rikyu's death, and taught this art to the shogun Tokugawa Hidetada. Among his other particularly famous tea ceremony students were Kobori Enshu and Honami Koetsu. The kind of tea ceremony that he established is known as Oribe-ryu and the style of ceramics that are attributed to his artistic influence are known as Oribe ware. He also designed a style of stone lantern for the roji tea garden, known as Oribe-doro.

Dimensions:
Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 13 in (33.02 cm)Depth: 13 in (33.02 cm)
Style:
Showa (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Granite,Hand-Carved
Place of Origin:
Japan
Period:
20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1940s
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
South Burlington, VT
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU1289211803071