Caption

Candlestick shokudai, Takimoto, Iwami; Japanese art; Japanese culture; lotuses, leaves; candlestick; Meiji 1868–1912, 2nd half of the 19th century; Japan; unknown origin; height 44.0 cm, A sculptural metal object resembling a tall, slender stem rising from a rounded, petal-like base with a dark brown to bronze patina, featuring a looping circular vine element mid-height with several small leaf and bud shapes attached, a vertical stem with textured nodes and leaves, and a flower-like dish at the top with radiating petal forms and a pointed central spike; visible colors include dark brown, bronze, and subtle black accents set against a pale gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A28_335

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (806.4Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Candlestick shokudai Takimoto Iwami Japanese art Japanese culture lotuses leaves candlestick Meiji 1868–1912 2nd half 19th century Japan unknown origin height 44.0 cm sculptural metal object resembling tall slender stem rising rounded petal- base dark brown bronze patina featuring looping circular vine element mid-height several small leaf bud shapes attached vertical stem textured nodes flower- dish top radiating petal forms pointed central spike visible colors include bronze subtle black accents set pale gray background.