Caption

Candlestick shokudai, lotus motifs, turtles and cranes iconography, Japanese, Meiji period 1868–1912, 2nd half of the 19th century, Japan, candlestick, height 37.0 cm, A small metallic object resembling a stylized flower and stem floats against a plain gray background; the piece has a curving stem with branching tendrils and leaf-like forms, and a flared blossom with wavy petal edges. The colors visible are gold, dark bronze, and hints of reddish tones on the blossom, set against a light gray backdrop.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_433

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (402.5Kb) / 20.0in x 15.0in / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

Candlestick shokudai lotus motifs turtles cranes iconography Japanese Meiji period 1868–1912 2nd half 19th century Japan candlestick height 37.0 cm small metallic object resembling stylized flower stem floats plain gray background piece curving stem branching tendrils leaf- forms flared blossom wavy petal edges colors visible gold dark bronze hints reddish tones blossom set light gray backdrop.