Candleholders

Museum number:
9-16676a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210916676a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.3854
Object count:
2
Description:
Candle holders. Pair of cranes, made of lacquered bronze. Each crane holds candle support in its mouth and stands on a pedestal decorated with flora and fauna. (a) piece chipped off the front of base, animal on base is a fawn (?); crane looks to its right. (b) animals on base are 2 birds, a deer and a monkey (?), crane looks to the left. height 42cm.
Donor:
Gladys "Gay" Womack and Robert Womack
Collection place:
Japan
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Candleholders
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1983
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Candleholders, accession number 9-16676a,b, described as Candle holders. Pair of cranes, made of lacquered bronze. Each crane holds candle support in its mouth and stands on a pedestal decorated with flora and fauna. (a) piece chipped off the front of base, animal on base is a fawn (?); crane looks to its right. (b) animals on base are 2 birds, a deer and a monkey (?), crane looks to the left. height 42cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Candleholders, accession number 9-16676a,b, described as Candle holders. Pair of cranes, made of lacquered bronze. Each crane holds candle support in its mouth and stands on a pedestal decorated with flora and fauna. (a) piece chipped off the front of base, animal on base is a fawn (?); crane looks to its right. (b) animals on base are 2 birds, a deer and a monkey (?), crane looks to the left. height 42cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Candleholders, accession number 9-16676a,b, described as Candle holders. Pair of cranes, made of lacquered bronze. Each crane holds candle support in its mouth and stands on a pedestal decorated with flora and fauna. (a) piece chipped off the front of base, animal on base is a fawn (?); crane looks to its right. (b) animals on base are 2 birds, a deer and a monkey (?), crane looks to the left. height 42cm.

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