Japanese Archaic champlevé Bronze Lamp Circa 1920
A cast Japanese bronze lamp from the 1920’s with an archaistic Chinese shape and design. The heavy bronze has been inset with champlevé in a design of a Chinese Taotie mask. It has an archaic Chinese Hu shape with peg like handles on the side, and is well cast with many deep details and a deep antique bronze patina. It was lamped in the twenties and has an old cord. A molded mark on the base reads MADE IN JAPAN. As an aside, I a couple of years ago I saw a print from the 1920’s that showed a lamp just like this one, with women in period (flapper) clothing. I mention it just as an interesting factoid/coincidence. MEASUREMENTS 21.0” (53.3 cm) tall x 9 ½” (24.1 cm) wide x 7 ¼” (18.4 cm) deep. Weighs 6 lbs 10.9 oz (3035g) CONDITION There are no cracks, or dents. There are no enamel losses, although they do have some pitting. There is a crack in the thin fitting at the base of the stem. There is a small amount of verdigris on one handle and the body nearby. There is also wea