Candleholder

Museum number:
9-17873
Permalink:
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Description:
Candlestick, pricker type; cast bronze with applied gilding; 4 legs, each with image of "demon mask" or tao t' ieh; in center of candlestick are two more demon masks in full relief and two panels, each with a bird and foliage in relief; height 21.2 cm not including pricker at the top.
Collection place:
Japan
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Candleholders and Masks (costume)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Candleholder, accession number 9-17873, described as Candlestick, pricker type; cast bronze with applied gilding; 4 legs, each with image of "demon mask" or tao t' ieh; in center of candlestick are two more demon masks in full relief and two panels, each with a bird and foliage in relief; height 21.2 cm not including pricker at the top.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Candleholder, accession number 9-17873, described as Candlestick, pricker type; cast bronze with applied gilding; 4 legs, each with image of "demon mask" or tao t' ieh; in center of candlestick are two more demon masks in full relief and two panels, each with a bird and foliage in relief; height 21.2 cm not including pricker at the top.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Candleholder, accession number 9-17873, described as Candlestick, pricker type; cast bronze with applied gilding; 4 legs, each with image of "demon mask" or tao t' ieh; in center of candlestick are two more demon masks in full relief and two panels, each with a bird and foliage in relief; height 21.2 cm not including pricker at the top.

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