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Candlestick shokudai, lotuses, turtles, cranes iconography; Japanese art, Japanese; Meiji 1868–1912, 2nd half of the 19th century, Japan; candlestick, height 37.0 cm., A sculptural object resembling an animal with a rounded dark brown body and a ridged tail is shown against a plain gray background, featuring a glossy dark bronze surface with areas of lighter brown patina and worn metallic highlights. The piece has a pair of stubby legs with gold-toned feet, a small curved head with a short snout, and decorative ridged elements along the tail that are darker brown to nearly black. A second similar object is partially visible behind the main piece, showing similar dark brown and gold tones and textured surfaces. The overall colors visible are shades of dark brown, black, gold, and gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A22_432

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (679.7Ko) / 38.1cm x 50.8cm / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Candlestick shokudai lotuses turtles cranes iconography Japanese art Japanese Meiji 1868–1912 2nd half 19th century Japan candlestick height 37.0 cm sculptural object resembling animal rounded dark brown body ridged tail shown plain gray background featuring glossy bronze surface areas lighter brown patina worn metallic highlights piece pair stubby legs gold-toned feet small curved head short snout decorative ridged elements tail darker brown nearly black second object partially visible main piece showing dark brown gold tones textured surfaces colors visible shades black gold gray.