First, I have to say how pretty this light is even when it's off, and just beautiful when it's on.  I gave five stars because I feel that it was worth the aggravation, but there must have been nearly 100 separate pieces to put together between bolts, screws, brackets, crystals, rings, caps, lights, mounts, etc.  I'm not kidding!  My husband and I have hung dozens of light fixtures over the years from large four foot across chandeliers to small outdoor lanterns, and this fixture was the most complex with the worst instructions in broken English we have ever encountered.