Archaic Style Vase Table Lamp

Ridges, flanges and a patina the color of pond moss.

This archaic style vase table lamp is contemporary, made of bronze and hardstone. The base borrows the profile of ancient Chinese ritual bronzes, a vocabulary of shapes that later artisans have revived and reinterpreted for centuries. Its flared neck is circled by a stack of raised rings, and the squared body below is divided into recessed panels by vertical flanges. The green surface is mottled and weathered, set on a dark wood base. A cream shade with corded trim sits above, crowned by a yellow hardstone finial.

An ancestor of sorts, given a lampshade and a new job.