Original Wada Sanzo Woodblock Print Evening Newspaper Seller Yukan-uri Showa #14 c.1939 14"W LS#164 Itomasu This is an antique Japanese

This is an antique Japanese Taisho era (c

from dynamic kabuki actor portraits pulsating with life to enchanting bijin-ga showcasing the timeless beauty of women

1848Woodblock print

Japanese kushi (combs) and kanzashi (hairpins) became expressions of a woman's character

Format: Kuchi-e (frontispiece woodblock print) — approximately 8 3/4" × 12 1/4" (22 × 31 cm)

Original Wada Sanzo Woodblock Print Evening Newspaper Seller Yukan-uri Showa #14 c.1939 14"W LS#164 Itomasu This is an antique JapaneseWada Sanz (18831967) Evening Newspaper Seller (, Ykan uri), No. 14 from Shwa Shokugy E zukushi (Japanese Vocations in Pictures) Vintage Japanese Shwa Era, c. 193940 The Shwa Shokugy E zukushi series began in 1938 and was published by Nishinomiya Shoin; the prewar sequence contains 48 prints, interrupted in 1943 during the Pacific War. This impression is from the original Nishinomiya Shoin edition, limited to 300 impressions. A cold, blustery winter