Légende

Candlestick shokudai, ; materials/features: lotuses, turtles, cranes iconography, animals; style/period: Meiji 1868–1912, 2nd half of the 19th century, Japan; function: candlestick; height: 37.0 cm., A metallic sculpture showing a tall bird with a long curved beak and textured wings standing on thin legs that rest on the back of a turtle; a decorative stem with small leaf-like elements rises beside the bird and ends in a shallow flower-shaped dish at the top. The sculpture has a mix of bronze, gold, and dark brown tones against a pale gray background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A22_427

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (579.3Ko) / 38.1cm x 50.8cm / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Candlestick shokudai materials features lotuses turtles cranes iconography animals style period Meiji 1868–1912 2nd half 19th century Japan function candlestick height 37.0 cm metallic sculpture showing tall bird long curved beak textured wings standing thin legs rest back turtle decorative stem small leaf- elements rises beside bird ends shallow flower-shaped dish top sculpture mix bronze gold dark brown tones pale gray background.