Caption

Candlestick shokudai, lotuses, turtles, cranes iconography, Japanese art, Meiji 1868–1912, animals, 2nd half of the 19th century, Japan, candlestick, height 37.0 cm, A metallic sculpture showing a tall bird standing on a smaller animal; the bird has a long curved neck and beak, textured wings with layered feather details, slender legs and clawed feet, and a patina varying between golden-bronze and darker brown tones, while the smaller animal beneath has a domed shell with segment-like ridges, a small head with a beak-like mouth, short legs, and a darker brown metallic finish; the background is a smooth light gray and the surface beneath the sculpture reflects faintly.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_422

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (744.7Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Candlestick shokudai lotuses turtles cranes iconography Japanese art Meiji 1868–1912 animals 2nd half 19th century Japan candlestick height 37.0 cm metallic sculpture showing tall bird standing smaller animal bird long curved neck beak textured wings layered feather details slender legs clawed feet patina varying golden-bronze darker brown tones smaller animal beneath domed shell segment- ridges small head beak- mouth short legs darker brown metallic finish background smooth light gray surface beneath sculpture reflects faintly.