Japan, a fine huge scale antique heavy and hand cast bronze lantern with exquisite details from the early Taisho period.  This is the only example of this largest size and  style we have ever encountered.

May be suspended from sturdy loop handle or placed on any surface as it includes heavy cast feet.

The striking and well proportioned old bronze is fashioned in solid bronze as roof kasa and light chamber or base Hibukuro or kiso all with patina from good age.

Notice the lovely bronze vine motif grills on sides and intricately engraved panels. The top boasts sturdy extended roof beams and wavy cloud like pattern pierced cut outs.

Heavy hand cast.

Fine condition.

Dimensions: 22 inches tall and 18 inches diameter

Provenance: Old Central Japan garden

Hand cast. Hard to find this quality today for the discerning garden or sculpture collection

Lifetime guarantee of authenticity: All of our Asian works of art come with our lifetime authenticity guarantee.

About Japanese stone lanterns.

Japan’s stone lantern tradition is a concept that was imported from India and has existed in Japanese temples and gardens since the 7th century.

Japan’s lantern tradition was originally conceived as entrance lighting and guardians to temples and pagodas and when lit served as an offering to Buddha. Some of the earliest stone lanterns were carved with Buddhist images on the firebox and usually had compartments for an oil lamp or candle. Later on, they became more secular in nature, and their use evolved as functional and decorative elements in traditional Japanese tea gardens where they served as a spiritual source of light for evening tea ceremonies. Often carved from granite stone, today’s vintage survivors serve as fashionable aesthetic elements in modern day Japanese and Asian inspired gardens. Today, during festivals and ceremonies, rice paper is often cut to fit stone lantern windows to increase reflection of candles placed inside them. Soon these paper lenses disappear and for one special evening and event, the glow is surreal.

We have been dealing in authentic Japanese,Chinese, European, and Asian Fine art, antiquities, garden ornaments, lanterns and water basins for 25 years. Our president personally travels to Japan, Europe and China 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. After accumulating a group, they are imported to Vermont in large containers. This method keeps shipping costs low and enables us to offer them to you at reasonable prices. We ship internationally.