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Genuine signed Japan owl lanterns

Hard to find pair (2) of Japanese owl lighting lanterns- bursting brilliant night light in all directions!
This handsome quality pair (2) of Japanese “owl” motif garden lighting lanterns are heavily cast and crafted for a lifetime!
Signed Japan on bottoms.

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

NEW made Japanese owl lanterns command as much as $1400 for one piece today (see photo)

From atop their iconic design distinctive heads and feathered wings to their prolific artistic pierced wing panels- display them with pride as they burst brilliant night light in all directions!

Dimensions: 12 inches tall to top of loop handle and 6 inches wide at wings

Good garden candidates- their an ideal accent size for your special outdoor garden space or favorite indoor display.

Photographed in natural day light and night light for your visual pleasure.

Provenance: Old American- Japanese garden.

Many of our customers place LED, candles or tea lights inside the main section making a romantic and enjoyable decorative accent for entertaining friends and family. It’s a perfect choice for your indoor or outdoor garden space.

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.