Rare Japanese Ranma Deeply Carved Transom Screen Sugi Wood 68" Garden It is all made from

It is all made from the highly prized Hongmu wood which is very dense and heavy and has a beautifully deep rich color

these jugs were high-fired stoneware or earthenware

It has features of a Chobadansu or document/merchant Tansu

The lid itself is decorated in the same style

Rare Japanese Ranma Deeply Carved Transom Screen Sugi Wood 68" Garden It is all made fromThe Japanese Ranma is a decorative and functional carving used above a door way to allow airflow and light to pass though. They are exquisitely hand carved from sugi Japanese cedar. A typical ranma may be from 1 2" thick to 1 1 2" thick. These two are unusual in that the single pieces of wood carving extends beyond the boundaries of the edges in all three directions at 3" thick. It is approximately 67. 5" x 14. 5" x 3" and weighs in at 15lbs