{"product_id":"goldfish-lantern","title":"Goldfish Lantern","description":"\u003ch2\u003eGoldfish Lantern in Green Paper, a Symbol of Japanese Summer\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Japan, the goldfish belongs to summer. It arrived from China in the sixteenth century as a luxury for wealthy merchants, and by the Edo period street sellers carried tubs of them through the cities, calling out their price. Watching a red fish turn in clear water was thought to cool the mind in the heat. The idea has lasted: \u003cem\u003ekingyo\u003c\/em\u003e still decorate summer kimono, paper fans and wind chimes, and no festival is complete without \u003cem\u003ekingyo sukui\u003c\/em\u003e, the game of scooping live goldfish with a paper net.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis goldfish lantern shows a single large fish swimming across a green sphere. It is painted in orange and gold with loose, wet strokes, its body round, its tail spreading into long veils that curl around the side of the shade. Against the soft green ground, the color of pond water, the fish seems to move as the lantern turns on its hook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shade is made of paper over fine horizontal ribs, in the manner of the globes hung at night festivals. It measures 12 in across, 30 cm, opens with a wire expander, hangs from a metal hook and folds flat afterward. With a bulb on a pendant cord or a small LED inside, the green paper lights up and the fish glows like a real one caught in a ray of sun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHang the goldfish lantern on a covered porch, in a sunroom or above a table for a summer dinner. Indoors, it suits a child's room, a bathroom corner, a kitchen or a hallway that needs color. Sushi bars, ramen shops and tea rooms use it to bring a festival mood to the ceiling, and it mixes well with plain globes in white, red or green.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe goldfish is also a sign of abundance and good luck, which makes this lantern an easy present. Keep it away from rain, as with all paper shades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiameter: 12 in (30 cm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: paper shade on a ribbed frame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign: orange goldfish with veil tail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColor: green and orange\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetal hook at the top, opens with a wire expander\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds flat for storage, for indoor use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSold individually, bulb and cord not included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"JAPAN CLOTHING","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54652376088923,"sku":"14:200003699#Blue Goldfish;200325262:202624831#30cm Printed lantern","price":14.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/9300\/2473\/files\/goldfish-lantern_1.jpg?v=1793961736","url":"https:\/\/japan-clothing.com\/products\/goldfish-lantern","provider":"JAPAN CLOTHING","version":"1.0","type":"link"}