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Bid 500.00
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03/19 17:15 EDT

Carved Meiji Hinoki Transom
March 2014 Auction by Far East Asian Art

This Meiji era ranma, an interior transom, was an integral part of the architecture of an old Japanese frame house. Within those houses, moveable partitions of wide sliding doors (fusuma) were used to define rooms, allowing the flexible use of space. The ranma was suspended above the fusuma to fill a gap between the tops of the doors and the ceiling. Pierced carvings on these wood transoms facilitated circulation of air and light throughout the house as well as adding a decorative element...
Bid 280.00
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04/03 06:35 EDT