Japanese fine Antique 19thc hand carved lotus temple lantern, granite
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Japanese fine Antique 19thc hand carved lotus temple lantern, granite :
$3950.00
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Japan, a fine hand carved lotus temple white shirakawa granite stone lantern, beautiful firebox, five pieces,Meiji era (1868-1912)
Guaranteed to be 19th century.
This the first example of this hard to find round -maru- temple style with lotus leaf carved top , we have had in over five years.Also known as a ?Yukimi? granite stone lantern or -snow lantern- because of its broad roof), four pieces,
Measures: 28 inches high and 28 inches wide
A beautiful example hand carved in fine quality granite. -suited for the finest garden.Rare style. Hand carved. Nineteenth century.History of Yukimi lantern:Yukimi-doro or legged lanterns have as a base not a post but from one to six curved legs, and a wide umbrella with a finial either low or absent. Relatively low, they are used exclusively in gardens. The traditional placement is near water, and a three-legged lantern will often have two legs in the water, and one on land but today they enjoy wide spread popularity placed in many different settings and in many different styles of gardens. The umbrella can be round or have from three to eight sides, while the fire box is usually hexagonal.
Yukimi denotes water reflection.It was probably developed during the Momoyama period, but the oldest extant examples, found at the Katsura Villa in Kyoto, go back only to the early Edo period (17th century).
Provenance: directly found and acquired from an old Japanese Shiga garden.
Many of our customers place oil 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.We offer you a no risk three day no questions asked return privilege unlike many other exporters or importers.
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About JapaneseStone lanternsStone lanterns,Ishidoro were introduced to Japan via Korea and China in the sixth century AD. They were used initially in temples and later shrines as votive lights. About the 16th century stone lanterns were adopted for secular purposes and designed and placed in the gardens of tea houses and private residences made famous by tea master Sen Rikkyu 千利休 (1522-92).Many of our customers place oil 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. Japan’s stone lantern tradition is a concept that was imported from India and has existed in Japanese temples and gardens since the 7th century.Japan’s lantern tradition was originally conceived as entrance lighting and guardians to temples and pagodas and when lit served as an offering to Buddha. Some of the earliest stone lanterns were carved with Buddhist images on the firebox and usually had compartments for an oil lamp or candle. Later on, they became more secular in nature, and their use evolved as functional and decorative elements in traditional Japanese tea gardens where they served as a spiritual source of light for evening tea ceremonies. Often carved from granite stone, today’s vintage survivors serve as fashionable aesthetic elements in modern day Japanese and Asian inspired gardens. Today, during festivals and ceremonies, rice paper is often cut to fit stone lantern windows to increase reflection of candles placed inside them. Soon these paper lenses disappear and for one special evening and event, the glow is surreal.There are four main categories of antique Japanese stone lanterns. Tachi-gata are pedestal lanterns such as the famous Kasuga lanterns, ikekome-gata are the so-called buried lanterns, oki-gata are small often portable lanterns, and yukimi-gata are renown as “water reflection” lanterns. This latter Yukimi style version perhaps Japan’s most Popular Style, is often mislabeled by westerners as “snow viewing” lantern- thought to accumulate a stack of snow during winter time in America’s northern areas.Names for specific lantern styles often originate from near by landmarks or natural functions. The Kasuga lantern is fashioned after the ancient lanterns found in Shino shrines of Nara, Japan and some date back to 700 AD. Kasugas typically have a cylindrical column in the form of a bird (crane’s) leg according to some authorities, surmounted by a small ring. Above this is the firebox, generally hexagonal in shape, which is topped with a lotus flower rooftop. Kasuga lanterns are frequently seen at entrances to Japanese tea gardens and as a focal point to modern day gardens. Water reflection or snow viewing lanterns Yukimi-doro are squat and broad roofed and date back to the early Edo period (16th century) and are probably so named because of the attractive capture of snowfall on their broad roof. They comprise a roof, firebox, and base components of various styles. Oki-gata, small portable lanterns are among the rarest of all because few were created and fewer still survived the ravages of time.Sukiya Living Magazine, a very good publication for authentic Japanese Sukiya living style, explains the names and positioning of the usually six different sections of a large stone pedestal-style lantern, all carved carefully for balance and transportation ease. These include:1 Hoh-ju , jewel like flower bud finial. 2 Kasa, roof. 3 Hibukuro, light box. 4 Nakadai, platform. 5 Sao, cranes leg shaft. 6 Kiso, base stone. Our collection of Japanese stone lanterns represent a decade of research and study, numerous journeys, and an endeavor that includes significant networking aided by good fortune. Our goal was simple: To acquire only the best examples from private Japanese collections and gardens and supply discerning gardeners and gardens with the finest, authentic examples.
Japanese fine Antique 19thc hand carved lotus temple lantern, granite :
$3950.00