3 ranma

Hi !
Today I would like to write about "ranma", ranma is a carved wooden item which was used in traditional japanese houses... Usually it was hanged above fusuma doors ( decorated sliding doors ).
But nowadays ranma become more and more rare in japanese interiors, but it is still used by example in ryokan ( guest house ) and tea ceremony rooms... it's decorative and it helps air passing from one room to another...
First picture from the top shows recent japanese display of ranma, it's hanged up above shoji ( regular sliding doors ), sometimes in a black lacquer frame...
Second picture is a close up on a tsuru ( crane ) design wihch is one of my favorite one !
Third picture is a detail from one of my 2 ranma ( it's usually a pair with same design theme, here castles, bridges, mountains and pines ).