Fine Garden Sculpture

A spiritual representation of five earthly and celestial elements destined for a fine garden.

This Japanese monumental antique stone pagoda tower is about four meters or 128” tall. It is hand carved from solid granite from the mid Showa period circa 1940s. The sculpture spiritually represents our five earthly and celestial elements. And this pagoda is similar to the taller example given by Sapporo, Japan to the Portland, Oregon Japanese garden (See Portland’s Japanese Garden Pagoda , Last Photo).

Stone Details

The monumental carved stone Buddhist sculptural five layered tower fashioned in thirteen parts with a tall incised ringed finial Hoju representative of five elements known as earth, wind, fire, water, and ethereal space; five sets of hexagonal shaped roofs, and a stepped altar platform all mounted on a four legged base and hand-carved of a granite stone with patina from appropriate age.

Provenance: Old Japanese garden and private collection.

Interested?

Call or email us to reserve it or make an appointment to see at our Vermont garden gallery, It is one-of-a-kind.

Japan’s Pagodas

Japan’s stone pagodas were the Japanese Buddhist versions of Chinese pagodas and originally Indian stupas. By the Meiji era, the word came to mean tower and a pagoda’s size was measured in ken, where a ken is the interval between two pillars of a traditional-style building.

This beautifully hand-carved sculpture would make an exceptional visual statement and substantial conversational choice for your special garden location.

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Specializing in old and authentic Japanese stone garden ornaments.

Our gallery has been dealing in authentic Japanese antiques, fine Asian art and garden ornaments including lanterns for 25 years. Our president personally travels to 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. We are members of NAJGA- North American Japanese Garden Association.