Rare pair lanterns with original dazzling brilliant colors still in tact

A rare pair (2) original brilliant color vintage lanterns in attractive arts and crafts mission forms. May be hung and suspended from their loops or may also be installed on their sturdy bases on any surface.

Stunning original light green and creamy yellow colors will add a brilliant touch to any patio, sunroom deck, or garden installation.

Fine pierced designs.
Extraordinary quality:. Remarkable survivors.

Your opportunity to add stunning color to your garden, deck, or special space.

Patterned after iconic Japanese Asian lanterns, they are in fine condition, you can place a candle or votive inside, or they could actually be wired to be electric, since the center support has a hole in place for this purpose. Innovative construction: hinged at the corners enabling you to easily lift the side slightly to unhook.

In a convenient portable size and displaying original attractive attractive poly chrome paint, they are suitable for outdoor installation. Signed John Wright on bottom.

Dimensions: Approximately 13 inches tall to top of loop handle and 5.5 inches wide

Good garden candidates- these are ideal accent sizes for a small outdoor or indoor Zen or Tea garden.

Provenance: Old American garden.

Many of our customers place oil candles or tea lights 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: All of our works of art come with our Lifetime Authenticity Guarantee. 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.