15th Century Japanese and carved wooded with gold gilt Japanese mounted flame. Once used as a flaming back drop to an important Japanese religious statue. Original gold pigment in great condition with undertones of black lacquer.
Custom forged iron stand mounted for home display.
Muromachi period 1336 to 1573 C. 15th Century
Dimensions: Base 9" long X 4" wide 34 1/2" high