Japanese Antique Signed "Flying Bird" Harvest Moon Lantern

From our recent Japanese acquisitions Birds and dragonflies A rare bronze 90 year old lantern find with all hanging bells intact. This trapezoidal roof shaped hand cast bronze lan...

First we have seen, unique An innovative designed nautical Lantern that emits brilliant night light. Outstanding Japanese design merges with fine art in this beautiful large-scale ...

Beautiful old vintage gilt pheasant bird lantern and censer From our recent Japanese acquisitions in original condition with original attractive gilding present. Japan, an att...

From our recent garden acquisitions in original natural condition Hard to find example complete with original suspension loop and working door. Heavy hand cast iron "Ikebana flower" incised panel form lantern with distinctive "12 petal" top. An attractive and sturdy antique lantern with a distinct eastern thematic "ikebana flower" motif carved into five firebox side panels. The startling sinewy plant motif strongly suggest Asian ikebana. The round tops were cleverly designed with 12 flower petals. Fine original used garden condition with an attractive natural patina appropriate to age- just the way we like to find them. Heavy quality capable of handling inclement weather conditions. An unusual opportunity to own a rare original authentic example in an attractive hard to find style Quality: excellent craftsmanship and high quality heavy construction by specialized lantern artisans. Suspension handle is easily removeable if you prefer to place your lanterns on your surface of choice. Only one. Dimensions: 13 inches tall to top of suspension handle and 6.25 inches diameter Provenance: Old garden collection. Please enjoy our photo of an inspirational themed Japanese 19th century Ikebana woodblock print from an original Ikebana book...

Japanese Classic Garden "Sun And Moon" Lantern With Cicada On Handle - Hard To Find, Signed Japan, unusual large antique lantern design in an attractive craftsmen form perforated pa...

From our recent Japanese acquisitions Beautiful near mint grade "Blue Bird" lantern in original vibrant hand painted colors This rare lantern is handsomely rendered in blue, white...

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

Japanese bronze flying bird with stand. Age: Japan, Showa Period, Early 20th Century Size: Height 25 C.M. / Width 18.3 C.M. / Length 39.7 C.M. Size of stand: Height 4 C.M. / Width 41 C...

This large antique Meiji period Japanese patinated and polychromed bronze is signed by an unknown artist and presumed to have been made in approximately 1880 in the period Meiji styl...

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...

An antique Japanese Meiji censer offers cast bronze construction with foo dog lid over bulbous vessel having band with birds and flanking handles with foo ...

A pair of Japanese bronze standing birds on the stand with artist sign. Artist signature is on the last photo. Age: Japan, Showa Period, Early 20th Century Size of birds only: Heigh...