絵え看かん板ばん

noun

pictorial signboard (usu. outside a theatre); play-scene signboard

Refers to a signboard, typically placed outside a theatre, that depicts a scene from a play. The term is specific to traditional Japanese theatre contexts.

• 芝しば居い小屋ごやの前まえに絵え看かん板ばんが立たてかけられていた。

  A pictorial signboard was propped up in front of the playhouse.