A beautiful and magical pair of hand painted blue and green garden lanterns with lotus, frogs, and lily pads depicted on all side panels.

Japan, an attractive and heavily hand cast pair (2) of slim Art Nouveau motif lanterns with each with a charming “lotus, lily pads, and frogs” motif that decorate all four side panels of each of these lanterns.

Found from a Japanese American tea garden.

Fine original used garden condition with original patina and gently weathered hand painted blue and green surfaces with white enameled lotus flowers- all appropriate to their age.

No repairs or missing pieces.

Heavy quality capable of handling inclement weather conditions.

May be displayed on bases or suspended from loop handle

Dimensions: 14 inches tall to top of loop and 3.75 inches wide

An unusual opportunity to own an attractive pair of these scarcer style authentic lanterns.

Quality: Good heavy craftsmanship by Japanese specialized artisans

Only one.

Provenance: Old Japanese American collection.

Convenient and comfortable access through working doors allow our customers to place LED or candles 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.

About Art Nouveau:

Art Nouveau is an International Style of art, architecture and applied art, especially decorative arts, known in different languages by different names: Jugendstil in German, Stile Liberty in Italian, Modernism in Catalan, etc. In English it is also known as the Modern Style (not to be confused with Modernism and Modern architecture). The style was most popular between 1890 and 1910. It was a reaction against the academic art, eclecticism and historicism of 19th century architecture and decoration. It was often inspired by natural forms such as the sinuous curves of plants and flowers. Other characteristics of Art Nouveau: sense of dynamism and movement, often given by asymmetry or “whiplash” curves, and the use of modern materials, particularly iron, glass, ceramics and later concrete, to create unusual forms.