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'Pay Respects to the Medicine Buddha, Showa 9 [1934] April 16.'
The four large kanji in the center refer to this figure:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhaisajyaguru
The Japanese reading is 薬師如来 (Yakushi Nyorai).
Perhaps this was hung outside a temple, or perhaps given to someone who donated money to a temple. Maybe someone else can give a more detailed answer.
Cheers,
Rich
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