Caption

Candlestick shokudai, ; materials/technique: metal with decorative motifs of lotuses, turtles, and cranes; subject/iconography: animals and lotuses with Genius figure; style/period: Japanese, Meiji 1868–1912, 2nd half of the 19th century; function: candlestick; height: 37.0 cm., A metal sculpture showing a long-legged bird standing on the back of a turtle, both rendered with textured details; the bird has a curved neck and a long beak with layered feather patterns on its body and tail, and the turtle has a domed shell with scalloped segments and an extended head and legs. The sculpture appears in metallic tones of dark bronze and golden-brass against a neutral light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_423

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (827.9Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Candlestick shokudai materials technique metal decorative motifs lotuses turtles cranes subject iconography animals Genius figure style period Japanese Meiji 1868–1912 2nd half 19th century function candlestick height 37.0 cm metal sculpture showing long-legged bird standing back turtle rendered textured details bird curved neck long beak layered feather patterns body tail domed shell scalloped segments extended head legs sculpture metallic tones dark bronze golden-brass neutral light gray background.