Antique Japanese Kanban Shop Sign Miniature Samurai Armor Parts “Yamatoya” 29" LS#046 Ceramic Please note the slight damage

Please note the slight damage in the photo at the base

This type of bowl was often used for miso soup or white rice

A single white kamon (家紋

and soft blue-green — with Wada's fluid

Height = 6

Antique Japanese Kanban Shop Sign Miniature Samurai Armor Parts “Yamatoya” 29" LS#046 Ceramic Please note the slight damageAntique Japanese Kanban Shop Sign with Miniature Samurai Armor Parts Yamatoya 29" A fascinating antique Japanese kanban shop sign once used to advertise an armor dealers business, decorated with miniature samurai armor components carefully affixed to a wooden panel. The sign may be inscribed with the merchant name Yamatoya, a shop that would have catered to the prestige of the warrior class and their symbolic equipment. Kanban signs were an essential