Temple lantern, Japanese, Edo period 1603–1868, Man'en 1860–1861. Bronze lantern featuring dragons, a swastika motif, and monkey zodiac imagery. Lantern on a high, multi-segmented shaft with a large round base. Hexagonal roof decorated with dragons, pendants and bells at the edges, topped with a flaming pearl. Assembled from elements cast in bronze with relief and applied solid decorations. Dated 1860 Man'en 1, 9th month, Year of the Monkey. Varia; lamp. Weight: 54.0 kg; height: 184.0 cm., A tall ornate metal object stands against a plain light gray background, showing a dark bronze to greenish patina with areas of muted gold; the piece has a rounded base with decorative raised panels and sculpted relief motifs, a flared tier above with vertical ridges, a segmented column with bulbous contours, a ringed section with carved details, a perforated spherical middle section with an openwork lattice, a wider bowl-like element topped by a domed cap with curved flanges, a curled ornamental han...
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Temple lantern, Japanese, Edo period 1603–1868, Man'en 1860–1861. Bronze lantern featuring dragons, a swastika motif, and monkey zodiac imagery. Lantern on a high, multi-segmented shaft with a large round base. Hexagonal roof decorated with dragons, pendants and bells at the edges, topped with a flaming pearl. Assembled from elements cast in bronze with relief and applied solid decorations. Dated 1860 Man'en 1, 9th month, Year of the Monkey. Varia; lamp. Weight: 54.0 kg; height: 184.0 cm., A tall ornate metal object stands against a plain light gray background, showing a dark bronze to greenish patina with areas of muted gold; the piece has a rounded base with decorative raised panels and sculpted relief motifs, a flared tier above with vertical ridges, a segmented column with bulbous contours, a ringed section with carved details, a perforated spherical middle section with an openwork lattice, a wider bowl-like element topped by a domed cap with curved flanges, a curled ornamental handle on one side, and a flame-like finial at the top.

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Temple lantern Japanese Edo period 1603–1868 Man'en 1860–1861 Bronze lantern featuring dragons swastika motif monkey zodiac imagery Lantern high multi-segmented shaft large round base Hexagonal roof decorated pendants bells edges topped flaming pearl Assembled elements cast bronze relief applied solid decorations Dated 1860 Man'en 1 9th month Year Monkey Varia lamp Weight 54.0 kg height 184.0 cm tall ornate metal object stands plain light gray background showing dark bronze greenish patina areas muted gold piece rounded base decorative raised panels sculpted relief motifs flared tier vertical ridges segmented column bulbous contours ringed section carved details perforated spherical middle section openwork lattice wider bowl- element topped domed cap curved flanges curled ornamental handle side flame- finial top.

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