Antique Japanese Kanban Shop Sign Miniature Samurai Armor Parts “Yamatoya” 29" LS#046 Ceramic a bicycle at right

a bicycle at right

Height = 6

The stone will grind away the solid ink creating liquid ink

It measures 12" by 9" by 2"

Please note the slight damage in the photo at the base

Antique Japanese Kanban Shop Sign Miniature Samurai Armor Parts “Yamatoya” 29" LS#046 Ceramic a bicycle at rightAntique Japanese Kanban Shop Sign with Miniature Samurai Armor Parts Yamatoya 29" A fascinating antique Japanese kanban shop sign once used to advertise an armor dealers business, decorated with miniature samurai armor components carefully affixed to a wooden panel. The sign may be inscribed with the merchant name Yamatoya, a shop that would have catered to the prestige of the warrior class and their symbolic equipment. Kanban signs were an essential