Beautiful textured Edo period Royal lacquered and gilded wood and metalwork onna norimono (noblewoman's palanquin / carrying chair)
The palanquin is fully scripted, drivable and comes with a rezzer. Click the rezzer to rez a new (temp rez) palanquin for your trip. Touch the carrying pole (front or rear) to start carrry. Touch / sit on the zabuton (cushion) to be carried. Click the sliding doors to open / close. Only the front carrier can start / stop and stear the palanquin. The palanquin will automatically disappear  after you stand up.
Palanquin
The palanquin (also known as palki) (India), is a class of wheelless vehicles, a type of human-powered transport, for the transport of persons. Examples of palanquin vehicles include jiao (China), sedan chairs (England), litter and gama (Korea). Smaller palanquin may take the form of open chairs or beds carried by two or more men, some being enclosed for protection from the elements. Larger palanquins, for example those of the Chinese emperors, may resemble small rooms upon a platform borne upon the shoulders of a dozen or more men. To most efficiently carry a palanquin, porters will attempt to transfer the load to their shoulders, either by placing the carrying poles upon their shoulders, or the use of a yoke to transfer the load from the carrying poles to the shoulder. Also the rickshaw is a close descendent of this.
Japan
As the population of Japan increased, less and less land was available as grazing for the upkeep of horses. With the availability of horses restricted to martial uses, human powered transport became more important and prevalent. Palanquins (norimono) were often used in Japan to transport the warrior class and nobility, most famously during the Tokugawa period when regional samurai were required to spend a part of the year in Edo (Tokyo) with their families, resulting in yearly migrations of the rich and powerful to and from the capital along the central backbone road of Japan.
Primcount: rezzer 1, palanquin 26
Animated: Yes
Permissions: Copy
Keywords:
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