Japanese Pair Old Vintage Crowing Roosters Lighting Lanterns

3-834 Antique Indian oversized hand crafted unique sculpture / candle lantern.  

Plaster mold for making *Okame mask, Showa period, 20th century, Japan, approx. 21 x 18 x 6cm (8.26 x 7.08 x 2.36in), in actually used condition as is. Not ...

An elegant pair of Japanese cast and lacquered bronze pagoda lanterns, Taisho Period, circa 1920, Japan. The lanterns a true pair, with mirrored decorations and lantern doors opening in opposite directions. The lanterns of traditional toro form, cast in bronze, and lacquered. Each lantern comprised of three parts - the "roof", the "fire box", and the pedestal. This type of pedestal lantern is called a dai-doro, as opposed to the hanging lantern type, tsuri-doro. The hexagonal roof of the lantern, reminiscent of temples or pagodas, features a wonderful, dense cloud pattern with three heart-shaped cutouts, known as inome, or boar's eye. The roof topped by a hoju, the Buddhist flaming Jewel of Wisdom. Each of the six corners feature a fantastic shachihoko, mythical beasts with the face of a tiger and body of a fish. Bells are suspended from the shachihoko. The globular body of the lantern features four pierced panels with the three leaf hollyhock mon of the Tokugawa clan surrounded by a karakusa pattern of scrolling vines. One panel serving as a hinged door with a lock stylized as the Three Jewels...

This is a vintage hand-carved wooden bear from Japan. It was crafted in the mid-Showa period (1950s–1970s) and has long been cherished as a traditional folk craft from Hokkaido. The ...

This is an old wood carving made in Japan. It is a female figure by an unknown artist, and is estimated to have been made in the late Showa period (1960s-1980s). The statue is carved...

This is an old Japanese wooden carving of a bear, created in the mid‑Showa period (1950s–1970s). Each piece was carefully hand‑carved by an artisan, resulting in a simple yet charmi...

This exquisite pair of Japanese Kyogen masks, crafted around the 1950s-60s, showcases the art of traditional Japanese mask carving. Made from hand-carved w...

A wonderful, handcrafted work of a Japanese monk/ old man doll shadow puppet who appears to be making an offering of some sort. Oshie, which translat...

An old Japanese clay doll. This is probably a "Hirota Doll" made in Yamagata Prefecture in the Tohoku region. Until around the 1950s, Japan's economy was not as prosperous as it is today. It was difficult for an ordinary household to have a complete display of Hina dolls, and only a very limited number of households could afford to buy them. It seems that ordinary people would celebrate by displaying clay dolls, tile dolls, and paper mache dolls...

This is an old Japanese wooden object. It is thought to have been made during the Showa era, approximately 1930-1980. I don't know the type of tree. It is made using the roots and kn...