A glimpse into the markets, crafts, and signage of early modern Japan Kanban are the Traditional Signs Japanese merchants displayed on the street to advertise their presence, represent the products and services to be found inside their shops, and lend a sense of individuality to the shops themselves.
Created from wood, bamboo, iron, paper, fabric, gold leaf, and lacquer, these unique objects evoke the frenetic market scenes of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Japan, where mercha.
A glimpse into the markets, crafts, and signage of early modern Japan Kanban are the Traditional Signs Japanese merchants displayed on the street to advertise their presence, represent the products and services to be found inside their shops, and lend a sense of individuality to the shops themselves
