Caption

Candlestick shokudai, Japanese, magnolias, Meiji 1868–1912, candlesticks, plant tendril, cranes iconography, 2nd half of the 19th century, Japan, candlestick, height 49.5 cm, A dark metallic sculpture of a slender tree-like stem rising from a round base, with a group of branching twigs and buds and several open blossoms, a bird with a long neck and folded wings standing among the lower branches, and visible textures of bark and feather; the colors visible are dark brown and black against a light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_333

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (601.8Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Candlestick shokudai Japanese magnolias Meiji 1868–1912 candlesticks plant tendril cranes iconography 2nd half 19th century Japan candlestick height 49.5 cm dark metallic sculpture slender tree- stem rising round base group branching twigs buds several open blossoms bird long neck folded wings standing lower branches visible textures bark feather colors visible dark brown black light gray background.