A pair of black-lacquer tall candlesticks


Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryEach with a cylindrical stem supported on a hemispherical base in the form of a stylized chrysanthemum flower and crowned by a chrysanthemum-shaped finial mounted with a gilt spike and bracket for holding a candle, both stems lacquered in gold takamaki-e with stylized floral crests including paulownia and bird-and-flower combinations, each foot lacquered with three crests of foliage, each unsigned, with a tomobako storage box titled on the outside Yusoku maki-e kikuto ittsui, gotsui no uchi (A pair of candle stands with chrysanthemum base decorated with court family crests in maki-e for temple use, out of five sets), stuck with a paper label with the name of the collection of Mr Taga. Each approx. 73cm (28¾in) high. (3).