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Large Japanese Antique Kanban (Shop Sign)for Sake Shop browse these categories for related items... Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Folk Art: Pre 1910: Item # 945676
The Zentner Collection 5757 Horton Street, Emeryville, CA 94608 U.S.A. 510-653-5181 Guest Book SOLD |
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| Japanese antique large kanban (shop sign), made of a single large piece of keyaki (elm) wood with dramatic grain, carved and painted with characters in black, white and red, Meiji Period (1868-1912). Translation: top characters are read right to left in the pre war style: "The Great Japan" then last character say "Pure Sake". Large middle characters are the brand name: top character="White", bottom character (possibly)="Heron". Left characters (in white) are the owner's name from top to bottom: last name: "Nakamura", first name (possibly) "Zaishichi", then "Sake Shop". Size: 35 1/4" high x 71 1/2" wide x 3/4" thick | |||||||
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