A JAPANESE WOODEN SHOP SIGN, 1912-1926 (TAISHO PERIOD)

A rectangular solid wooden kanban 看板 (shop sign) with carved advertising inscriptions and a depiction of a buff male figure crossing his arms and with a logo in front of him.
Promoting a medicine called Sukoyaka すこやか, sold by a shop named ‘Juhôdô’ 壽芳堂 in the village Yamamura 山村.
They state that it is a ‘Nutritional agent for stomach and digestion for longevity’ 健胃消化不老長壽營養剤.
Made of precious ‘Keyaki’ wood (Zelkova – Japanese oak) and the carvings featuring polychrome and gilded details.
Length 86 cm., Width 54.4 cm., Depth 3.5 cm.
In a very good original condition with a few traces of wear conform age.