Caption

Candlestick shokudai, ; materials and iconography: lotuses, turtles, cranes, animals, depiction of a Genius; Japanese, Meiji 1868–1912, 2nd half of the 19th century; height 37.0 cm., A metallic sculpture shows a bird with long thin legs standing on the back of a turtle; the bird has textured wings with layered feathers and a curved beak, and some dangling feather-like elements hang from its body. The turtle has a domed shell with segmented plates, small legs, and a raised head with a rounded snout. The sculpture displays metallic tones including dark brown, bronze, and hints of gold against a smooth neutral gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_425

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.2Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Candlestick shokudai materials iconography lotuses turtles cranes animals depiction Genius Japanese Meiji 1868–1912 2nd half 19th century height 37.0 cm metallic sculpture bird long thin legs standing back turtle textured wings layered feathers curved beak dangling feather- elements hang body domed shell segmented plates small legs raised head rounded snout sculpture displays metallic tones dark brown bronze hints gold smooth neutral gray background.