Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Candlesticks, accession number 9-14626a,b, described as A pair of pewter candlesticks. Cast in form of stags, standing on large pedestals, with ling chih (modern spelling: ling zhi) fungus held aloft by stem through mouth; candle-spike, brass, on top of fungus. Stag figures are nearly identical except they face in opposite directions. Dark blue glass eyes. Stamped fur spot pattern. Pedestal: rectangular plate on short narrow straight sided shaft with open work panels convex moldings, large base with four flared feet, scalloped edge in shape of ling zhi; hollow, three stamped seals on underside. Joint of fungus stem and mouth broken on both (a&b). Spike on (a) loose. Scratches and dents in surface. Height: (a&b) 43.5cm to spike. max Length: 21cm. Context: Stags are emblems of immortality, ad are said to be the only animal able to find the sacred fungus (mushroom) of immortality (ling zhi). Seals are 2-character: "worked copper," and 6-character hallmark.