Vtg Japanese Standing Ouchi Lantern for Obon Festival

This is a vintage Japanese electric Ouchi lantern. Ouchi lanterns are standing lanterns with ３legs that are displayed during the summer Obon festival to commemorate ancestors.

• Japanese standing lantern for Obon festival
• Lit by electricity
• Assemble (11 pcs)
• Paper
• Words on the back of the lid:正覚秀彦大童子(Shokaku Hidehiko Daidoji), Mori Toshifumi, electricity
• Words on the front of the lid: No 4, Ouchi lantern, Matsushima lantern
• Design: Floral
• Plastic frame with gold chrysanthemum design
• Plastic, paper
• C1980
• Item weight: 750 grams
• Packed weight: 1750 grams
• Approx. 79 cm tall x 38.5 cm wide 
• Good condition considering its age. Wear and tear due to age. Please see the photos carefully.

• We got this item at an antique auction in Tajimi in Gifu, Japan

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