Japanese Ranma Hori Carved Peacock Turning Right 6" Butsugu Chawan Also known as a calligraphy

Also known as a calligraphy chest as it housed an ink stone (suzuri)

This is a framed and matted watercolor painting of two ladies with parasols under a blooming cherry tree

This bowl measures 7 1/2" in diameter by 2 3/4" tall (19 x 7 cm)

This one is 5

Japanese Ranma Hori Carved Peacock Turning Right 6" Butsugu Chawan Also known as a calligraphyThis is a beautiful hand carved Ranma Hori in the shape of a peacock flying Left and turning its head to the Right. 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