Caption

Candlestick shokudai, maker Takimoto, Iwami; Japanese; motifs: lotuses and leaves; Meiji period 1868–1912, 2nd half of the 19th century; Japan; candlestick; height 46.0 cm; provenance unknown., A dark metallic sculptural object resembling a tall stylized plant stands against a pale gray background; the piece has a petal-like base in dark brown with subtle lighter highlights, a slender stem rising from the center with textured nodes and small curled elements, a circular ring mid-height adorned with small bud-like protrusions and leaf forms, and a top element shaped like a shallow flower with rounded petals and a central pointed spike, all showing tones of dark bronze, brown, and black with metallic sheen.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A29_053

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Rights managed

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77.2Mb (474.3Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Candlestick shokudai maker Takimoto Iwami Japanese motifs lotuses leaves Meiji period 1868–1912 2nd half 19th century Japan candlestick height 46.0 cm provenance unknown dark metallic sculptural object resembling tall stylized plant stands pale gray background piece petal- base dark brown subtle lighter highlights slender stem rising center textured nodes small curled elements circular ring mid-height adorned small bud- protrusions leaf forms top element shaped shallow flower rounded petals central pointed spike showing tones dark bronze brown black metallic sheen.