Multicolored Chinese paper lanterns

August 3, 2019 8:19 PM

I love a particular kind of Chinese paper lantern, which seems to have vanished from the Earth -- or at least as much of the Earth as is reachable by English-language internet. I just found some from someone on Etsy who found them used and doesn't have any more. Yay! But they only last for three months or so, before they're completely faded. I have found many, many Chinese lanterns online -- but not these. Please help me source them!
posted by pH Indicating Socks to Shopping (8 answers total)

Something like this or this?
posted by pinochiette at 8:31 PM on August 3, 2019

Do you have any other pictures or description? I can't quite tell what I'm looking at. Are these an unusual shape? Are they always multicolored in that way?
posted by brainmouse at 8:34 PM on August 3, 2019

Response by poster: Thanks, but those are too small and only one main color. The ones I like are about 8" in diameter and multi-lobed, each lobe a different color.
posted by pH Indicating Socks at 8:34 PM on August 3, 2019

Response by poster: Here they are from the bottom.
posted by pH Indicating Socks at 8:38 PM on August 3, 2019 [1 favorite]

Are these the ones you found on etsy?
posted by btfreek at 9:50 PM on August 3, 2019

Best answer: Pearl River has some that might be close to what you are looking for.
posted by momochan at 9:55 PM on August 3, 2019 [1 favorite]

Response by poster: Thanks all! Especially Momochan, who found them!!!!!
posted by pH Indicating Socks at 10:25 PM on August 3, 2019 [1 favorite]

Best answer: Here is another source. This one is in the UK.
posted by Too-Ticky at 3:04 PM on August 4, 2019