Vintage Japanese Ranma PAIR Eagles & Pines Carved Transom Screen Sugi Wood 73" Tsutsugaki hongmu or perhaps another very

hongmu or perhaps another very dense hardwood

These weighted pin beds are used to stand flowers at the correct height and angle when arranging flowers in a vase they are hevy and stay at the bottom of a water filled vase

Fine antique Japanese cloisonné enamel bowl executed in a classic Meiji-period style with delicate floral ornamentation on a brilliant cobalt blue ground

With genial doling hills and golden clouds reminiscent of the Heian era

Vintage Japanese Ranma PAIR Eagles & Pines Carved Transom Screen Sugi Wood 73" Tsutsugaki hongmu or perhaps another veryThe 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 directions in amazing detail. It is approximately 73" x 16" x 2" and weighs in at about 10lbs