Caption

Candlestick shokudai, lotuses, Genius, turtles, cranes iconography, Japanese art, Meiji 1868–1912, animals, 2nd half of the 19th century, Japan, candlestick, height 37.0 cm, A metallic sculpture in shades of bronze and dark brown shows a bird-like figure with long, thin legs standing on the back of a turtle-like creature; the bird has a rounded head with textured surface and a downward-curving beak, one wing or appendage draping along its side, and a hooked talon visible near the lower part of its body, while the turtle has a domed shell, short stout legs, and a small head projecting forward; the background is a smooth light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_424

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (565.4Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Candlestick shokudai lotuses Genius turtles cranes iconography Japanese art Meiji 1868–1912 animals 2nd half 19th century Japan candlestick height 37.0 cm metallic sculpture shades bronze dark brown bird- figure long thin legs standing back turtle- creature bird rounded head textured surface downward-curving beak wing appendage draping side hooked talon visible near lower part body turtle domed shell short stout legs small head projecting forward background smooth light gray.