Vintage Japanese Ranma Floral Motif Carved Transom Keyaki Wood Frame 73" Tools It's beautifully decorated with sweeping

It's beautifully decorated with sweeping wild grass and rocks

The are a couple small chips to the lacquer as can be seen in the photos

Arai Yoshimune became active as both an illustrator and print designer

Measures 1 1/8" in diameter (2

a propeller aircraft sits on the airfield attended by ground crew rendered in pale

Vintage Japanese Ranma Floral Motif Carved Transom Keyaki Wood Frame 73" Tools It's beautifully decorated with sweepingThe 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 72. 5" x 14" x 1. 25" and weighs in at about 9lbs