Japanese Ranma Hori Carved Peacock Flying Wing Forward Left 6" Hashioki It is titled "Geisha II"

It is titled "Geisha II"

The highly figured wood grain of the drawer fronts is done in Keyaki - Japanese Elm (Zelkova)

5" wide with the handles

it remains in fine antique condition

Japanese Ranma Hori Carved Peacock Flying Wing Forward Left 6" Hashioki It is titled "Geisha II"This is a beautiful hand carved Ranma Hori in the shape of a peacock flying upward and left. A Ranma is a transom that sits above sliding doorways in a traditional Japanese house to let air flow though freely. The Ranma Hori would usually sit on the ends of the Ranma in smaller transoms. As such, these functional sculptural works are meant to be viewed from the bottom and have little extra flourishes underneath. This one is 6 wide by 3 high and 3 Deep