Kamban (Shop Sign)

19th century

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Kamban (Shop Sign), 19th century. Cypress wood, 34 1/2 × 12 1/4 in. (87.6 × 31.1 cm) mount: 34 1/2 × 12 × 1 1/8 in. (87.6 × 30.5 × 2.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. Harvey Lederman, 84.194.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

Kamban (Shop Sign)

Date

19th century

Period

Meiji Period

Geography

Place made: Japan

Medium

Cypress wood

Classification

Architectural Element

Dimensions

34 1/2 × 12 1/4 in. (87.6 × 31.1 cm) mount: 34 1/2 × 12 × 1 1/8 in. (87.6 × 30.5 × 2.9 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Harvey Lederman

Accession Number

84.194.1

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