As the lucky owner of one of these amazing decanters (Carafe #4), let us tell you that it is fabulous piece of useable art.  It does indeed look like blood in the coronary arteries, which is why we bought it-we’re both physicians.  And yes, red wine is good for your coronary arteries.  Cleaning it is actually simple, just  be careful not to bang it against the sink and don’t let the wine dry inside.  After dinner, we just rinse it out and hang it upside down to dry.  As for insufficient surface area (mentioned by some critics) this is made up for by the increased aeration that occurs as you fill the decanter.  Also, once the wine is below the first neck, the combined surface area of the remaining trunks is ample.  So, we will drink to everyone’s health, and defend the artist.  This decanter is amazing in every way.  We have even taken it to restaurants to have wine poured into it for our pleasure and other diners always come over and tell us it pleases them as well.  Neil & Susan