Antique Japanese Kanban (Shop Sign)
Edo period (early 19th century) Japanese kanban, or shop sign. Beautiful and stylized calligraphy carefully carved on a wooden sign articulating details in the brushstrokes. Calligraphy reads: urushi. This sign was made for a store that sells lacquer.
- Period
- Early 19th century
- Origin
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 46 1/2" h x 26" w x 2 1/4" d
- 118.1cm h x 66cm w x 5.7cm d
- Item #
- RBK167