Caption

Candlestick shokudai, ; materials/features: lotuses, turtles, cranes iconography, animals; culture: Japanese, Meiji 1868–1912, 2nd half of the 19th century, Japan; height 37.0 cm., A slender metal sculpture with a muted gold and dark bronze finish stands on a rounded base that resembles a turtle form with textured shell-like details and small feet; two long, thin vertical supports rise from the base, one of which curves into a drooping elongated shape that ends in a clawed foot, while a vine-like element wraps partway up the supports and carries a small decorative flower near the top; the uppermost section features a shallow petal-shaped dish with a scalloped edge in a warm gold tone; the background is a smooth, neutral gray and the surface beneath the sculpture shows a soft reflection.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_429

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (448.7Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Candlestick shokudai materials features lotuses turtles cranes iconography animals culture Japanese Meiji 1868–1912 2nd half 19th century Japan height 37.0 cm slender metal sculpture muted gold dark bronze finish stands rounded base resembles turtle form textured shell- details small feet two long thin vertical supports rise base curves drooping elongated shape ends clawed foot vine- element wraps partway up supports carries small decorative flower near top uppermost section features shallow petal-shaped dish scalloped edge warm gold tone background smooth neutral gray surface beneath sculpture soft reflection.