🎎 Vintage Japanese Lantern Carrier – Showa Era Festival Folk Tool – Japan Antique Roadshow
🎎 This intriguing folk tool combines natural bamboo with a fitted iron wire hook, designed for suspending items such as chochin lanterns during festivals or other gatherings. While paper lanterns became increasingly rare after the war, festival use persisted well into the Showa era, keeping such implements practical and alive in living memory. Today, it carries the weight of that tradition while offering new uses—as a wall hanger, a plant hook, or simply as a conversation piece reflecting Japan’s festival spirit.
The bamboo’s natural patina, smoothed by handling and time, contrasts with the sturdy hand-shaped iron hook, creating an object that is both rustic and purposeful. Such tools were never merely ornamental—they were part of the machinery of Japan’s seasonal life, connecting light, movement, and community.
📏 Approximate details
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Length: 30.5 cm
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Width: 1.5 cm at widest point
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Weight: 30 g
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Materials: Bamboo with fitted iron wire
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Period: Likely mid-to-late Showa (c. 1950s–1980s)
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Condition: Good, with age-appropriate wear and patina
Curated in Shizuoka City by Kurt Bell, this piece offers a quiet, tangible connection to Japan’s festival traditions and the everyday ingenuity of folk craft. Free worldwide shipping is included.
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