Japan, this handsome quality old tea garden “water reflection” lantern is a rare medium size not usually found.

Unusual hard to find size cast in two parts – a first In this simple yet handsome Yukimi lantern style with an uncommon motif firebox.

Four panel firebox design includes crescent moon, round moon, trellis, and square openings- all designed to allow a burst of light reflected through to your garden.

In a convenient portable size and displaying its original fire box may be installed on any surface. Simply place an LED or tea candle on its separated base for a romantic light source.

Best part is the uncommon size: approximately 8.5 inches tall to top loop and 6 inches wide, two pieces- perfect size for small gardens or favorite indoor spaces.

Good garden candidates- these are ideal accent sizes for a small outdoor or indoor Zen or Tea garden. Would also be a good accompaniment to a bonsai display.

History of Yukimi lantern:

Yukimi-doro 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 the water, and a three-legged lantern will often have two legs in the water, and one on land. The umbrella can be round or have from three to eight sides, while the fire box is usually hexagonal. Yukimi denotes water reflection. In the west they are sometimes referred to as “snow viewing” lanterns- as snow might build on their broad rimmed top during a wintery event.

This form was probably developed during the Momoyama period, but the oldest extant examples, found at the Katsura Villa in Kyoto, go back only to the early Edo period .

Provenance: Old American Japanese garden.

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