A dark aubergine-violet glazed candlestick. Kangxi
This candlestick has a conical central stem spreading to a flared wide base, applied with a large drip-pan around a mid-section and a smaller drip-pan at the top. The base is moulded as lotus flower.
- Country:
- China
- Period :
- Kangxi (166-1722)
- Material:
- Porcelain
- Dimension:
- 15,5 cm
- Reference :
- D843
- Status:
- sold
Notice
The shape of the present example derives from a model of standard ritual bronzes cast for altars which usually comprise five vessels (wu gang), a censer, two candlesticks, and a pair of vases.
Early woodblock prints depict these objects formally arranged in a line across the altar table with the censer used as a centerpiece flanked by candlesticks with the vases at the two ends.
