A rare pair (2) of these Nautical delights- first we’ve seen in this tall 17 Inch height

Original hand painted colors of red, white, and blue

This unusual “Light house” themed garden lanterns is the first pair (2) of this design we have seen.

Heavily hand cast, sturdily crafted and built upon a well detailed door entry base shown, they were cast in a convenient portable size and display its original attractive colors and patina.
Their top light house cavity conveniently opens to insert your own LED light or candle. Additionally, the base is available to insert additional larger size LED lights or candles.

Dimensions: Each 17 inches tall and 6 inches wide

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

Provenance: Old American/ Japanese garden.

Many of our customers place LED lights or candles inside the main bottom and top sections 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. 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.