Item Description This elegant bamboo screen, known as "kekkai" in Japanese tea culture, represents a refined example of traditional tea ceremony room dividers from Japan. Crafted from mottled bamboo (madake), this piece features the distinctive ice-crack pattern joinery that gives it both structural integrity and visual appeal. The screen functions as a portable room divider used in sencha tea ceremonies, creating an intimate space and defining boundaries within the tea room. The natural variations in the bamboo's coloration create a beautiful organic aesthetic, while the geometric ice-crack pattern adds architectural sophistication. The piece can be displayed fully extended to showcase its full width or folded for compact storage and display. This versatile item served multiple purposes in traditional Japanese interiors - as a tea ceremony boundary marker, a decorative screen, a fire screen, or a room partition. The craftsmanship demonstrates the Japanese aesthetic principle of finding beauty in natural materials and simple, functional design. Size Extended: Height: 24.5 cm Width: 121.5 cm Depth: 4 cm Folded: Height: 24.5 cm Width: 37 cm Depth: 7 cm Weight 437 g Condition The piece is in good condition with no significant damage or deterioration, showing only minor signs of age appropriate to a vintage bamboo item. NOITICE: The lot will be carefully packaged and sent by Japan Post, DHL or FedEx depend on the situation. It takes about 3 weeks to receive normally. Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Sometimes Customes or delivery company in your country contact you for Customs clearance via phone or email. Please make sure that you could answer the phone. If you don't, the parcel will return to me and it cost more double shipping fee for reshipping. I appreciate your cooperation.