Japanese Ranma Hori Carved Peacock Turning Right 6" Butsugu Chawan Originally published by Nishimura Yohachi

Originally published by Nishimura Yohachi

Published by Takemura Hideo

Signed by the artist

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

Japanese Ranma Hori Carved Peacock Turning Right 6" Butsugu Chawan Originally published by Nishimura YohachiThis 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