Candlestick shokudai, Japanese, magnolias, Meiji 1868–1912, plant tendril decoration, cranes iconography, 2nd half of the 19th century, Japan, candlestick, height 49.5 cm, The image shows a dark metallic sculpture of a slender tree-like branch with a few blossoms and buds, mounted on a circular base; a bird with a long neck and detailed feathers stands at the base, its body and legs rendered in the same dark metallic material, and the overall colors visible are dark brown and black against a light gray background.
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Candlestick shokudai, Japanese, magnolias, Meiji 1868–1912, plant tendril decoration, cranes iconography, 2nd half of the 19th century, Japan, candlestick, height 49.5 cm, The image shows a dark metallic sculpture of a slender tree-like branch with a few blossoms and buds, mounted on a circular base; a bird with a long neck and detailed feathers stands at the base, its body and legs rendered in the same dark metallic material, and the overall colors visible are dark brown and black against a light gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A28_331

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Keywords

Candlestick shokudai Japanese magnolias Meiji 1868–1912 plant tendril decoration cranes iconography 2nd half 19th century Japan candlestick height 49.5 cm image dark metallic sculpture slender tree- branch blossoms buds mounted circular base bird long neck detailed feathers stands base body legs rendered dark metallic material colors visible dark brown black light gray background.

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