Candlestand of a crane on a long-tailed tortoise, 18th century
Unknown Japaneseexpand_more
Gilt bronzeexpand_more
Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundationexpand_more 2015.79.440
Not on Viewexpand_more
The crane and the tortoise, which here form the base and body of a candlestick, are both symbols of longevity. The crane is said to live for a thousand years and the tortoise for ten-thousand. Candle stands such as this one served as Buddhist ritual implements.
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- Title
- Candlestand of a crane on a long-tailed tortoise
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2015.79.440
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Murase, Art through a Lifetime, no. 824
- Curator Approved
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