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Lot 183
A Japanese Cast Bronze Pagoda Temple Lantern
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Early 20th century, copper brown colored bronze with a clear lacquer finish, the lantern is a traditional toro form, this pedestal dai-doro lantern has shaped dome roof with barbed rim and three cut outs in form of clouds, the globular body of the lantern features four pierced panels decorated with a karakusa pattern of scrolling vines, raised on a shaped pedestal.

48 x 20 x 20 in.

Overall good estate condition; some minor nicks to barbed rim edge; a small push to lower edge of pedestal.