Vintage Japanese Ranma Cranes & Pines Carved Transom Screen Sugi Wood 55" Woodblock rounded shape)

rounded shape)

lending itself naturally to panoramic landscape composition

All hand carved in Yumu - Northern Chinese elm and high quality wood highly regarded in Chinese furniture making

The figure’s eyes

is celebrated for its sculptural

Vintage Japanese Ranma Cranes & Pines Carved Transom Screen Sugi Wood 55" Woodblock rounded shape)The 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 54. 5" x 12. 25" x 1" and weighs in at about 10lbs