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Large hard to find heavy hand cast originals from Japan- for your special garden.

Japanese handsome pair (2) quality large old “Pine Cone Tree” motif garden lighting lanterns are authentic old works of art.

They emit beautiful night light- see photo.

In a convenient portable size, they may be suspended from loops or installed on any surface.

Of dramatic simple design, their iconic pine cone motif on their side panels and roof, oversized suspension ring loops, coupled with distinctive solid and stable four display feet, mark excellent craftsmanship. Remnant gently used patina indicates prior use good things appropriate to their good age. The large round twist off candle access caps on bottom, often missing-allow comfortable access for inserting your LED or candles.

Perfect choice for your indoor display area, koi pond, or favorite outdoor garden space.

Dimension: Large 11 inches tall to top of loop handle and 9.5 inches wide.

Unusual heavy hand cast quality weighing in at 12 pounds a piece

Good garden candidates.

Provenance: Old American- Japanese garden.

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

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, to¯ro¯ 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.