The original Los Barrios clock case has a pleasing shape I call torii form. It is common in Arts and Crafts design and especially in Stickley works. It is very much like the Shinto temple gates (torii) in Japan.
I wanted to add more Japanese architectural design elements to this mahogany case. I curved the top with large overhangs as in a temple roof. I replaced the fixed rear panel of the original with a door. The door contains a Paulownia panel with a chip-carved grass (rice?) motif. The grate on the front door is replaced with a piece of art glass. The flush hinges on the doors are replaced with concealed rods. The cross bar at the bottom of the front door now has a cloud lift shape. All joints are square-pegged in ebony as in Greene and Greene designs. Brass door latches are replaced with sliding pegs. The clock face, also Paulownia, has hand-painted numerals in our interpretation of the shodo style. A bold chime, which would have overpowered the aesthetic, is replaced with a simple one-note passing bell.
