Antique Japanese Meiji Lawyer Law Office Kanban Nakamura Carved Keyaki Lacquer 32"L Suzuribako Seasonal Use: All-seasons (medium-walled

Seasonal Use: All-seasons (medium-walled

red and green with various floral design and two ground birds

chisel marks

Diameter = 16"

narrative surfaces during Japan’s late Meiji to Taisho periods

Antique Japanese Meiji Lawyer Law Office Kanban Nakamura Carved Keyaki Lacquer 32"L Suzuribako Seasonal Use: All-seasons (medium-walledJapanese kanban () carved and gold lacquered keyaki signboard for the Nakamura Legal Affairs Office () Antique Japanese Meiji Era, late 19thearly 20th century A professional office kanban of considerable presence, carved in keyaki (Zelkova serrata) and finished with gold lacquer on a deep dark ground. The central and dominant text reads (Nakamura Hritsu Jimusho Nakamura Legal Affairs Office), with (Nakamura) rendered in large bold characters occupying