Candlestick shokudai, Takimoto craftsman, Japanese, lotuses and leaves motif, Meiji period 1868–1912, 2nd half of the 19th century, Japan; candlestick; height 46.0 cm; provenance unknown., A tall, slender metal object with a dark brown and black finish shaped like a plant stem rising from a wide, curved base resembling a large leaf, the stem featuring a few sculpted buds and small leaves along its length, topped by a flower-like cup with layered petal shapes and a central pointed spike; colors visible include dark brown, black, and hints of bronze against a pale grey background.
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Candlestick shokudai, Takimoto craftsman, Japanese, lotuses and leaves motif, Meiji period 1868–1912, 2nd half of the 19th century, Japan; candlestick; height 46.0 cm; provenance unknown., A tall, slender metal object with a dark brown and black finish shaped like a plant stem rising from a wide, curved base resembling a large leaf, the stem featuring a few sculpted buds and small leaves along its length, topped by a flower-like cup with layered petal shapes and a central pointed spike; colors visible include dark brown, black, and hints of bronze against a pale grey background.

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Candlestick shokudai Takimoto craftsman Japanese lotuses leaves motif Meiji period 1868–1912 2nd half 19th century Japan candlestick height 46.0 cm provenance unknown tall slender metal object dark brown black finish shaped plant stem rising wide curved base resembling large leaf stem featuring sculpted buds small leaves length topped flower- cup layered petal shapes central pointed spike colors visible include black hints bronze pale grey background.

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