Chinese Candle Base with Lotus Motif

A lotus with an octagon for a footing, which is how lotuses ought to be.

This candle base with lotus motif comes from Putian, Fujian Province, China. It is contemporary and carved in camphor wood. Carvers in Putian have long worked in camphor and other fragrant woods, and lotus forms appear on bases of all kinds in Buddhist and Chinese decorative arts. A ring of pointed petals cups the flat top. A second, heavier bloom turns downward beneath it, settling onto an eight-sided base with short feet and a carved band of leafy scrolls. The finish is dark and even. It is 11.5 inches wide and 11.5 deep.

Plenty of petals, and not one out of line.