Two-Sided Japanese Pharmaceutical Kanban Sign for Two Remedies LS#069 Reproduction making it suitable for altar

making it suitable for altar display

possibly denoting the artist's age

Hotei 布袋 in in cast bronze and depicted in his usual jovial state of happiness and contentment

carved from wood

1848 (series published c

Two-Sided Japanese Pharmaceutical Kanban Sign for Two Remedies LS#069 Reproduction making it suitable for altarAn exceptionally rare and visually striking double sided wooden kanban () advertising board from a Meiji era apothecary. Each side promotes a different medicinal product Kenngan (), a Brain Health Pill, and Konjisui (), a curative Healing Water for toothache and neural disorders. Dimensions: 56" H 23" W Rendered in bold hand carved and gilded lettering (kinpaku) with accents of black and red lacquer, the board features elegant calligraphy, painted