Japanese Antique Tall Kasuga-dōrō Stone Lantern

Japanese Antique Tall Kasuga-dōrō Stone Lantern

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Japanese Antique Tall Kasuga-dōrō Stone Lantern

SKU 1464067 Categories Granite, Lantern, Religious, Stone Carvings, Stone Lantern Tags asian antique, Japanese antique

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Region	Japanese
Period	Pre 1900

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Antique Japanese tall Kasuga-dōrō 春日灯籠 stone lantern. Carved of granite with beautiful lichen and age. The large gem-shaped finial (Hōju/hōshu 宝珠) sits on a lotus Ukebana (請花) atop a hexagonal umbrella (Kasa 笠) roof with upward curling corners. The central light box (Hibukuro 火袋) is carved with openwork lattice windows, an opening in the front and one in the back. Highly raised fu-dogs, flowers and birds decorate the fire box platform (Chūdai 中台) as well as the fire box itself. Kasuga-dōrō like this one are named for the similar lanterns that line the path to the Kasuga shrine in Nara.

Age: Edo Period (circa 1800-1850)

Dimensions: 82″ high x 32″ wide x 32″ wide

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Antique Japanese tall Kasuga-dōrō 春日灯籠 stone lantern. Carved of granite with beautiful lichen and age. The large gem-shaped finial (Hōju/hōshu 宝珠) sits on a lotus Ukebana (請花) atop a hexagonal umbrella (Kasa 笠) roof with upward curling corners. The central light box (Hibukuro 火袋) is carved with openwork lattice windows, an opening in the front and one in the back. Highly raised fu-dogs, flowers and birds decorate the fire box platform (Chūdai 中台) as well as the fire box itself. Kasuga-dōrō like this one are named for the similar lanterns that line the path to the Kasuga shrine in Nara.

Age: Edo Period (circa 1800-1850)

Dimensions: 82″ high x 32″ wide x 32″ wide

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Region	Japanese
Period	Pre 1900

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