A Pair of Japanese Bronze Oni Demon Candlesticks

Meiji period (1868-1912), oni, Japanese demons, cast as candlesticks holding koro pots over their heads, four character seal script mark to underside of each.

9.25 in.

Private Collection, North Carolina

Some flaking to underside of one; some nicks with minor losses to rims of koro pots and edges of stand.