Kanban: Traditional Shop Signs of Japan

by Alan Scott Pate

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-...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691176477
• ISBN13: 9780691176475
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 3.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.8" x 12.2"