Japanese Antique Stone Planter Basins “Natsume” Set of Three Classic Icons
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Our last Antique Set of Three Japanese Natsume Hand Carved Granite Stone Planters & Water Basins, Meiji period 19th century
Japan, visually attractive grouping of three large hand carved antique stone planters or water basins -Natsume (tea canister) shapes.
Dimensions: tallest: 32 inches high and 27 inches diameter at top; shortest is 28 inches tall and 24 inches diameter at top
Period: Hand carved in solid granite during the Meiji period
Condition: patina from great age and being exposed outdoors in a Japanese garden
Comments: The handsome and well proportioned trio hand-carved in a form known as natsume (tea canister shape) fashioned in solid granite stone and featuring varied patina from age. These are extraordinary works of art for fine gardens. Quintessential Japanese planter form ready for your flowers, vines, or superb water features.
Please see photographs of numerous ways you can display and decorate these quintessential Japanese stone basins using succulent plantings,colored stones, or as beautiful simple serene water features.
Provenance: Japanese garden, Nagoya, Japan
History:
Water basins tsukubai are singularly the most popular, frequent and practical garden ornament found in Japanese gardens. They symbolize Buddhist “purification” and are usually strategically placed in gardens or as an indoor entry tokanoma accent to allow visitors opportunity to cleanse hands prior to participating in a tea ceremony event or before honoring a shrine or temple. These kinds welcome visitors to stop and bow in a respectful, humble manner to perform purification of “body and soul” ritual.
Lifetime guarantee of authenticity: All of our Asian works of art come with our Lifetime Authenticity Guarantee.
Our gallery based in Shelburne, Vermont USA has been dealing in authentic Japanese , Chinese, and fine Asian art, garden ornaments, lanterns and water basins for 25 years. Our president personally travels to China, 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 the North American Japanese Garden Association (NAJGA) specializing for ten years now in old and authentic Japanese stone garden ornaments.
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.
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