Rare pair in bronze and green- beaming night light for safe harbor

These unusual “Light house” themed garden lanterns is the first pair of these handsome designs we have seen.

Sturdily crafted and built upon a rock outcrop shown, they are crafted in a convenient portable size and display original attractive poly chrome bronze and green colors. And their beaming evening light is a special reminder of how important these icons are to the ships and boaters.

They may be suspended from their loops or installed on any surface.

Dimensions: 12 inches tall to top of loop and 5.5 inches wide

Good garden candidates- these are ideal accent sizes for your indoor display or special outdoor garden space.

Provenance: Old American/ Japanese garden.

Many of our customers place LED or candles inside the main section making a romantic and enjoyable decorative accent for entertaining friends and family. They are a perfect choice for your nautical appreciation.

Lifetime guarantee of authenticity. We are members of NAJGA North American Japanese Garden Association.

Our gallery based in Newport, Rhode Island USA has been dealing in authentic Pre-Columbian, Japanese and fine Asian art, garden ornaments, lanterns and water basins for 25 years. Our president personally travels across America as well as Japan and Europe each year to meet his network partners who assist him in finding best examples. He personally inspects each antique work of art to ensure its old age, authenticity and quality condition.

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, toro 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.