A CREAM AND BLACK-PAINTED MERCHANT’S SIGN (KANBAN) AND TWO KETTLE HOOKS (JIZAI-KAGI)
JAPAN, EDO-MEIJI PERIOD (19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
The kanban in the form of a vinegar jar inscribed "su" oroshi kouri ["vinegar" shop] to each side; the jizai-kagi of the types known as "Daikoku" and "Ebisu", fitted with side suspension pegs
Kanban: 27 ¾ in. (70.5 cm.) high
Jizai-kagi: 12 ¼ in. (31 cm.) and 13 ¼ in. (33.7 cm.) high, respectively
A CREAM AND BLACK-PAINTED MERCHANT’S SIGN (KANBAN) AND TWO KETTLE HOOKS (JIZAI-KAGI)
JAPAN, EDO-MEIJI PERIOD (19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
The kanban in the form of a vinegar jar inscribed "su" oroshi kouri ["vinegar" shop] to each side; the jizai-kagi of the types known as "Daikoku" and "Ebisu", fitted with side suspension pegs
Kanban: 27 ¾ in. (70.5 cm.) high
Jizai-kagi: 12 ¼ in. (31 cm.) and 13 ¼ in. (33.7 cm.) high, respectively
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