Japan, a fine large vintage hand cast iron Yukimi round top lantern with exquisite details from the early Showa period, 1930s-1940s

The striking and well proportioned old lantern is fashioned in three parts from solid iron as roof kasa and light chamber or base Hibukuro or kiso all with an attractive greenish blue patination. It is signed by the maker on the roof.

Dimensions: 23 inches tall and 25 inches diameter, three (3) pieces

Provenance: Old Shiga garden

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

History of Yukimi lantern:
Yukimi-do-ro or legged lanterns have as a base not a post but from one to six curved legs, and a wide umbrella with a finial either low or absent. Relatively low, they are used exclusively in gardens. The traditional placement is near water, and a three-legged lantern will often have two legs in the water, and one on land but today they enjoy wide spread popularity placed in many different settings and in many different styles of gardens. The umbrella can be round or have from three to eight sides, while the fire box is usually hexagonal or round.
Yukimi denotes water reflection.