The scent of fall is in the air

Beautiful pair vintage old “Butterfly Wings” lanterns- heavy hand cast, attractive eye catching duo with a handsome original dark patina- just the way we like to find them.

Bold sculptural design – identical two sided- and impressive craftsmanship make them extraordinary garden art for your special space.

Japan, this handsome hand cast quality “Butterfly Wings” garden lantern pair will warmly welcome your guests.

In a convenient portable size and displaying exceptional decoration, they may be suspended from the loop seen at the top or installed on their sturdy four footed bases on any surface. Heavy hand caste craftsmanship will hold up well in challenging weather conditions.

Warm original dark old natural patina from appropriate age.

Dimensions: each approximately 6.5 inches tall to top of loop and 8.5 inches wide

Good garden candidates- these are ideal accent sizes for a small outdoor or indoor Zen or Tea garden.

Provenance: Old American- Japanese garden.

Many of our customers place oil 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.

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, toro 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.