Our last example of this lantern favorite

A handsome heavy quality tall “Iris, Flowers & Vines” tea garden lantern in a convenient portable size.

Handsome patina with remnants of original blue green and black poly chrome paint present.

One of a pair currently available.

This sturdy cast lantern may be suspended from loop or installed on any surface using the three sturdy tripod feet.

Dimensions: 12 inches tall to top of loop handle and 11 inches diameter

Perfect for indoor or outdoor garden candidates- these are ideal accent sizes for any sun room, deck, or gallery area and/or outdoor tea garden or indoor Zen garden. Original poly chrome hands some blue green paint visible on surfaces, good things from appropriate old age.

Provenance: Old American- Asian garden.

Many of our customer’s place tea or 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.

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, 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.